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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Taste Defeet!
1-2 194.5
159.63
 
VS
proj
Boujee Bears
164.9 1-2
167.8

Taste Defeet! top projections, defeat Boujee Bears in 194.5-164.9 rout

Taste Defeet! rose to the occasion and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 194.5-164.9 victory over Boujee Bears, who fell short of projections. Taste Defeet! grabbed an early 10.4-point lead on Thursday. Boujee Bears came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (29.2 points) and Amari Cooper (24.5). Not to be deterred, Taste Defeet! got it going later that afternoon, as Alvin Kamara (33.5 points) and Jameis Winston (31.9) put them back on top once and for all. Taste Defeet! (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against Them Hanover Hittahz, while Boujee Bears (1-2) will try to get back on track against Ottis Anderson.

Matchup Timeline

  Taste Defeet!   Boujee Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26.2 points, Barrett crushed his 3.71-point projection as the Buccaneers lost to the Giants 32-31. He made 6 tackles and recorded 4 sacks to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Taste Defeet! this week. Barrett will go up against the Rams next week.
Shaquil Barrett

Top Player Comparison

Taste Defeet!
Points
% of total points 194.5
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
33.5
17.97
17.2%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
31.9
22.07
16.4%
3
Shaquil Barrett
LB
26.2
3.71
13.5%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
25.3
20.53
13%
Boujee Bears
Points
% of total points 164.9
1
Matt Ryan
QB
29.2
21.12
17.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
24.5
15.35
14.9%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.5
13.69
10%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
14.5
14.71
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jameis Winston had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Taste Defeet!, while Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch, helping Taste Defeet! to a 183.5-136.8 lead.

Points By Position

  Taste Defeet!   Boujee Bears

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Taste Defeet! scored more in this matchup (194.5) than their season average (154.2).
Taste Defeet! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Boujee Bears (1 vs 0).
By position, Taste Defeet! have outscored Boujee Bears at QB, RB, and TE this season.
The starters for Taste Defeet! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Boujee Bears (0).
Hey Boujee Bears, 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

Taste Defeet!
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? With stellar numbers from our ball-carriers, our squad definitely made that a point of emphasis this past week. We thoroughly dominated Boujee Bears at the running back position (44.5 points to 12.5). Alvin Kamara (161 total yards and two TDs) did most of the heavy lifting, while David Montgomery chipped in with 81 yards.
Boujee Bears
We should use this last matchup as a learning opportunity and try to improve in Week 4, Boujee Bears. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and deploy the strongest lineup possible next week.