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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Midnight Juggernaut
1-2 125.54
117.63
 
VS
proj
L-Ville Diner Rolls
115.64 1-2
121.55

Despite top scorer Herbert, L-Ville Diner Rolls fall to Midnight Juggernaut, 125.54-115.64

L-Ville Diner Rolls had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Justin Herbert racking up 30.84 points, the second-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Midnight Juggernaut, who earned a 125.54-115.64 win. Midnight Juggernaut never trailed in this one after nabbing an 8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Mike Williams (29.7 points) and Kyler Murray (19.54). Justin Herbert (30.84 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (25.1) were the leaders for L-Ville Diner Rolls in the loss. Midnight Juggernaut (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against El Jefe, while L-Ville Diner Rolls (1-2) will try to get back in the win column against Polo G.

Matchup Timeline

  Midnight Juggernaut   L-Ville Diner Rolls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams caught 7 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Chiefs 30-24. In doing so, he put up 29.7 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Midnight Juggernaut this week. Next week, Williams will battle the Raiders.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Midnight Juggernaut
Points
% of total points 125.54
1
Mike Williams
WR
29.7
12.78
23.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25.2
16.89
20.1%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
19.54
25.84
15.6%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
14.1
12.73
11.2%
L-Ville Diner Rolls
Points
% of total points 115.64
1
Justin Herbert
QB
30.84
21.9
26.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
25.1
15.39
21.7%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
20.5
12.53
17.7%
4
Javonte Williams
RB
11.7
10.46
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Midnight Juggernaut emerged with a 70.94-62.94 lead. For Midnight Juggernaut, Mike Williams had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch. Justin Herbert had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for L-Ville Diner Rolls, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal for Midnight Juggernaut, helping the team to a 100.34-82.54 lead.

Points By Position

  Midnight Juggernaut   L-Ville Diner Rolls

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Midnight Juggernaut scored more in this matchup (125.54) than their season average (118.6).
Midnight Juggernaut should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than L-Ville Diner Rolls (2 vs 1).
By position, Midnight Juggernaut have outscored L-Ville Diner Rolls at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about L-Ville Diner Rolls this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Midnight Juggernaut
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up L-Ville Diner Rolls at the wide receiver position (69 points to 32.1).
L-Ville Diner Rolls
Trust me on this one (since I'm a coach who's lived life on the hot seat)... If this "fantasy GM" thing doesn't work out, you can always fall back on that scrappy Assistant Coaching gig available at the local Pop Warner team down the road!