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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Crush
2-1 101.4
111.48
 
VS
proj
Crispy's Cool Team
87.26 0-3
118.5

Crush hand Crispy's Cool Team third straight loss, 101.40-87.26

Crush emerged victorious with a 101.40-87.26 victory to hand Crispy's Cool Team their third consecutive loss to open the season. Crush never trailed in this one after taking a 6.50-point lead on Thursday behind Najee Harris (11.6 points). Kyler Murray (314 Pass Yds) and Jaylen Waddle (4 Rec, 102 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Crispy's Cool Team in the loss. Crush (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against DJfromSG🦅, while Crispy's Cool Team (0-3) meet GC Lions in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Crush   Crispy's Cool Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirk (6 Rec, 72 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.2 points in a 38-10 win over the Chargers in Week 3. He scored 56.1% more than his 10.38-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Kirk ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Crush
Points
% of total points 101.4
1
Joe Burrow
QB
23
21.68
22.7%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
16.2
10.38
16%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
13.2
10.69
13%
4
Najee Harris
RB
11.6
12.79
11.4%
Crispy's Cool Team
Points
% of total points 87.26
1
Kyler Murray
QB
13.36
21.67
15.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
13.1
14.45
15%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
7.01
12.6%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.6
16.89
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Crush emerged with a 72.40-63.50 lead. Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Crush, while Terry McLaurin had a 45-yard catch. Meanwhile, Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for Crispy's Cool Team, while Nick Folk had a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Crush   Crispy's Cool Team

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Crispy's Cool Team. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Crispy's Cool Team need some help then, averaging just 93.52 versus Crush's 106.46.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Crush (2-1) have a better record than Crispy's Cool Team (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. Crush has left fewer points on the bench this season (118.88) than Crispy's Cool Team (144.9).
Crush laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Crispy's Cool Team (0).
Crush have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Crispy's Cool Team (1 vs 0).
Crush should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Crispy's Cool Team (1 vs 0).
Crush have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Crispy's Cool Team (11 vs 7).
Crispy's Cool Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Crush (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Crush have outscored Crispy's Cool Team at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Crush had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Crispy's Cool Team (2).
Hey Crispy's Cool Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Crush
Whoa, Crush, have you been practicing any gymnastics lately? Along with a 14.14-point victory, you also spring-boarded all the way up to third place in the league standings!
Crispy's Cool Team
Lots of action between the 20's: The six offensive position starters (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Crispy's Cool Team combined to register a whopping 444 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters, unfortunately, could find his way to the end zone in Week 3.