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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
V for ...
2-1 103
91.2
 
VS
proj
Maharaja Daughters
82 2-1
97.74

V for ... knock off Maharaja Daughters in 103-82 rout

V for ... brought their A game, rolling to a 103-82 victory over Maharaja Daughters, who fell short of projections. V for ... took a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matt Ryan (49 points) and the Chicago Bears defense (16) and never let it go. Patrick Mahomes (314 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Melvin Gordon III (80 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leading performers for Maharaja Daughters in defeat. V for ... (2-1) will look to add to their success against Beloglavi, while Maharaja Daughters (2-1) meet Planet united in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  V for ...   Maharaja Daughters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Saints in Week 3, Ryan passed for 374 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards. In doing so, he put up 49 points to more-than-double his 20.96-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on V for ... this week. Ryan will go up against the Bengals next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

V for ...
Points
% of total points 103
1
Matt Ryan
QB
49
20.96
47.6%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
16
10.5
15.5%
3
David Johnson
RB
12
13.87
11.7%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
10
6.77
9.7%
Maharaja Daughters
Points
% of total points 82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30
23.04
36.6%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14
13.13
17.1%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
9
9.87
11%
4
T.J. Yeldon
RB
8
7.82
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was V for ... who grabbed the lead, 93-76. Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for V for ..., while David Johnson had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Maharaja Daughters with a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  V for ...   Maharaja Daughters

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. V for ... scored more points in this one (103) than their season average (97.33).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Maharaja Daughters has left more points on the bench this season (161) than V for ... (126).
V for ... should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Maharaja Daughters (2 vs 1).
By position, V for ... have outscored Maharaja Daughters at QB and DEF this season.
V for ... don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, highest in the league.
The starters for V for ... had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Maharaja Daughters (1).
Don't worry Maharaja Daughters, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Maharaja Daughters
The road ahead gets no easier for fifth-place Maharaja Daughters, as they now get to face off against unbeaten Planet united next week. Now three weeks into the 2018 campaign, Maharaja Daughters have put up the fifth-most points in the league (101 points per game) while Planet united (and their 101.67 points per game) are ranked fourth.
V for ...
Next week will feature two teams heading in opposite directions, as V for ... (2-1) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their Week 4 opponent (Beloglavi, 1-2), have recorded two consecutive losses. Three weeks into the 2018 season, V for ... are ranked eighth in points scored, while Beloglavi have tallied the league's sixth-highest point total.