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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
sharpzyg
1-2 82.78
94
 
VS
proj
librabian
75.54 0-3
89.07

Offensively challenged sharpzyg knock off librabian, 82.78-75.54

Despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, sharpzyg emerged victorious with a 82.78-75.54 victory over librabian. sharpzyg never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.70-point lead on Thursday behind Quincy Enunwa. Jimmy Garoppolo (22.34 points) and Kareem Hunt (16.4) carried the flag for librabian in the loss. sharpzyg (1-2) will look to build on their success against TD Murray, while librabian (0-3) will attempt to get back on track against litswd's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  sharpzyg   librabian

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Funchess scored 81.2% more than his 7.01-point projection with 12.7 points against the Bengals in Week 3. He caught 4 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown in the 31-21 win. Funchess will face the Giants next week.
Devin Funchess

Top Player Comparison

sharpzyg
Points
% of total points 82.78
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
19.4
14.64
23.4%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
15.28
15.28
18.5%
3
Devin Funchess
WR
12.7
7.01
15.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.8
15.58
14.3%
librabian
Points
% of total points 75.54
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
22.34
19.69
29.6%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
16.4
14.92
21.7%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
9
9.56
11.9%
4
Jake Elliott
K
8
9.98
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was sharpzyg who took the lead, 82.78-63.04. Christian McCaffrey had a 45-yard run for sharpzyg, while Joe Flacco had a 44-yard pass. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for librabian with a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  sharpzyg   librabian

StatSmack

librabian would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. librabian need some help then, averaging just 76.51 versus sharpzyg's 81.15.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" sharpzyg (1-2) have a better record than librabian (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. librabian has left more points on the bench this season (133.34) than sharpzyg (121.2).
sharpzyg are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than librabian (1).
By position, sharpzyg have outscored librabian at RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for sharpzyg had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for librabian (1).
There's not much good to say about librabian this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

librabian
Coming up next week, librabian (0-3, last-place) will try to right the ship versus litswd's Team (1-2, seventh-place). librabian are ranked last in scoring after three weeks (76.51 points per game), while litswd's Team have recorded the highest point total in TDL Advanced 2018 A league.
sharpzyg
sharpzyg (1-2) are set to battle TD Murray (3-0) in Week 4. After three weeks of action, sharpzyg have tallied the league's third-lowest point total. TD Murray (and their 106.34 points per game) are ranked second.