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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team
2-1 75.78
107.29
 
VS
proj
Jacksonville Bulls
74.64 0-3
100.32

Offensively challenged Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team beat Jacksonville Bulls in 75.78-74.64 thriller

With the ninth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, squeaking by for a 75.78-74.64 victory over Jacksonville Bulls. Jacksonville Bulls made a run at it late afternoon on Sunday, but they fell short. Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team led 51.00-66.54 after the early action and held on for the win despite 4.8 points from AJ Dillon on Sunday afternoon for Jacksonville Bulls. Dalvin Cook (13.6 points) and Justin Herbert (13.58) did the heavy lifting for Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team in the win. Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Eagles, while Jacksonville Bulls (0-3) will try to get some positive momentum against Jack’sTribe.

Matchup Timeline

  Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team   Jacksonville Bulls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pitts (5 Rec, 87 Rec Yds) scored 11.2 points against the Seahawks in Week 3. He scored 25.3% more than his 8.94-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Pitts ranks #9 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Browns next week.
Kyle Pitts

Top Player Comparison

Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 75.78
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
17.95
17.9%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
13.58
24.67
17.9%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
11.2
8.94
14.8%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
10.9
16.77
14.4%
Jacksonville Bulls
Points
% of total points 74.64
1
Dameon Pierce
RB
17.1
9.51
22.9%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
16
8.14
21.4%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
11.44
19.59
15.3%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
9.7
16.2
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had a 45-yard pass for Jacksonville Bulls, helping the team to a 66.54-51.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 54-yard pass and a 45-yard pass for Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team, helping the team to a 75.78-74.64 lead.

Points By Position

  Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team   Jacksonville Bulls

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team scored fewer points in this one (75.78) than their season average of 102.77.
Jacksonville Bulls are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Jacksonville Bulls need some help then, averaging just 82.53 versus Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team's 102.77.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team (2-1) have a better record than Jacksonville Bulls (0-3).
Even the machines think Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team have better players. Their projected average points is higher (115.57) than Jacksonville Bulls (98.11).
Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Jacksonville Bulls (2 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Jacksonville Bulls - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team have outscored Jacksonville Bulls at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Ultimate Fantasy's Dandy Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Jacksonville Bulls (1).
Don't worry Jacksonville Bulls, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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