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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
V for ...
2-1 79
97.23
 
VS
proj
BelgradePatriots
71 1-2
99.72

V for ... manage to knock off BelgradePatriots 79-71

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but V for ... did enough to beat BelgradePatriots. Predicted to lose 100-97, V for ... secured a 79-71 victory over BelgradePatriots. V for ... never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Saquon Barkley (81 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) and James Robinson (100 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds). Josh Allen (30 points) and Tony Pollard (10) were the leaders for BelgradePatriots in the loss. V for ... (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Iz Čikaga moji..., while BelgradePatriots (1-2) attempt to get some positive momentum against Kablarski OVNOVI.

Matchup Timeline

  V for ...   BelgradePatriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson racked up 116 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Jaguars beat the Chargers 38-10. In doing so, he put up 17 points to nearly double his 9.12-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on V for ... this week. Next week, Robinson will play the Eagles.
James Robinson

Top Player Comparison

V for ...
Points
% of total points 79
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
18
13.59
22.8%
2
James Robinson
RB
17
9.12
21.5%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
9
21.9
11.4%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
9
8.17
11.4%
BelgradePatriots
Points
% of total points 71
1
Josh Allen
QB
30
29.17
42.3%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
10
6.45
14.1%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
9
10.89
12.7%
4
Rashaad Penny
RB
6
6.91
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 53-yard catch for V for ..., who trailed 46-35 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
James Robinson had a 50-yard touchdown run for V for ... during the late afternoon games, after which the teams were tied, 61-61.
Monday
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Monday night. For V for ..., Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run. Tony Pollard made the highlight reel for BelgradePatriots with a 46-yard run.

Points By Position

  V for ...   BelgradePatriots

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. V for ... scored less in this one (79) than their season average of 93.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" V for ... (2-1) have a better record than BelgradePatriots (1-2).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. BelgradePatriots has left more points on the bench this season (157) than V for ... (124).
V for ... are clutch masters, with more close wins than BelgradePatriots (1 vs 0).
V for ... have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than BelgradePatriots (13 vs 10).
BelgradePatriots have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than V for ... (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, V for ... have outscored BelgradePatriots at RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for V for ... had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for BelgradePatriots (1).
Don't worry BelgradePatriots, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

V for ...
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. With some monster yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our backfield logged 70 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of BelgradePatriots (282 total yards to 212), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (44 points to 19).
BelgradePatriots
Hey, we were just resting up for Week 4, right? The six starting offensive position players (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on BelgradePatriots collectively put up 311 yards and no touchdowns this past week. The skill players on V for ... showed us how it's supposed to be done by logging 463 yards and four scores.