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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Boss 15
1-2 94.1
115.22
 
VS
proj
Roy's Rad Team
93.12 1-2
127.21

Offensively challenged Boss 15 top Roy's Rad Team in 94.10-93.12 battle

Ranking ninth in the league in points scored for the week, Boss 15 were lucky to earn a victory against an opponent that had an even worse week, narrowly earning a 94.10-93.12 victory over Roy's Rad Team. Roy's Rad Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Boss 15 led 94.10-81.12 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12 points from James Conner on Monday night for Roy's Rad Team. Boss 15 improve to 1-2 on the season, while Roy's Rad Team fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Boss 15   Roy's Rad Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) scored 15.8 points in a 27-14 lost to the Ravens in Week 3. He scored 41.9% more than his 11.13-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Sanders ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Boss 15
Points
% of total points 94.1
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.1
21.88
23.5%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.9
21.87
21.1%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
15.8
11.13
16.8%
4
Justin Tucker
K
13
11.27
13.8%
Roy's Rad Team
Points
% of total points 93.12
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.4
17.89
21.9%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13
7.87
14%
3
James Conner
RB
12
15.98
12.9%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
11.7
14.07
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Boss 15 who took the lead, 89.50-55.60. Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Boss 15, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 35-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Christian McCaffrey had a 45-yard run for Roy's Rad Team, while Tevin Coleman had a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Boss 15   Roy's Rad Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Boss 15 scored fewer points in this one (94.1) than their season average of 102.47.
Boss 15 have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Roy's Rad Team (1 vs 0).
Roy's Rad Team have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Boss 15 (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Boss 15 have outscored Roy's Rad Team at QB and K this season.
The starters for Boss 15 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Roy's Rad Team (2).
There's not much good to say about Roy's Rad Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Boss 15
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Our squad took that to heart this past week and doubled up Roy's Rad Team at the quarterback position (19.9 points to 8.52).
Roy's Rad Team
I'd suggest that you take this narrow loss as a chance to learn and try to get better in Week 4, Roy's Rad Team. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and configure the strongest possible lineup next week