Week 3 Results

We are through 3 weeks in the NFL season and the drama has started to heat up. We are down to 2 undefeated teams, 2 winless teams, and the rest with either 1 or 2 losses. Through the first three weeks of the year the "NFC Division" looks to be the tougher of the two as every team has at least one win, while the "AFC Division" has the two winless teams. There were no nailbiters this week as the closest game was a 13 point victory.

Standings Through Week 3

Week 3 Matchup Breakdowns

Game of the Week

Harambes Revenge @kryptocek vs @paradise-found

Score: Harambes Revenge @kryptocek 124 | @paradise-found 156.72

This game was hyped up as the game of the week for good reason. Both of these teams has some superstars on their respective teams and they each had efficiency ratings above 90%. Harambes Revenge @kryptocek did not get the quarterback play he anticipated from either Big Ben (12 points) or Jameis Winston (15.5 points) as both the Steelers and the Buccaneers lost. Overall, Harambes Revenge @kryptocek had great games from his wide receivers, led by Brandin Cooks with 32 points and Tyreek Hill with 20 points. The difference makers in this matchup were the running backs though. Buck Allen and Tevin Coleman combined for 20 points for Harambes Revenge @kryptocek while Le'Veon Bell and Kareem Hunt combined for 47 points for @paradise-found. After two less than stellar performances for Russell Wilson, he shredded the Titans for 4 touchdowns in a losing effort to the Tennessee Titans for @paradise-found. Chris Hogan, one of Tom Brady's new wide receiver targets, put up 23 points on the board as he notched 68 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Rico's Raiders @richq11 vs @sevinwilson

Score: Rico's Raiders @richq11 132.8 | @sevinwilson 160.3

Timing is so important in Fantasy Football as Rico's Raiders @richq11 had the third highest scoring output of the week, but he was matched up with the highest scoring team of the week. Had Rico's Raiders @richq11 faced any other team besides @sevinwilson or @paradise-found he would have pulled out his first victory of the season. Rico's Raiders @richq11 had spectacular performances from Devonta Freeman who scored 23 points and Jordan Howard who scored 31 points. As good as the running backs were for Rico's Raiders @richq11, the wide receivers were just as disappointing. None of the receivers for Rico's Raiders @richq11 scored a touchdown this week in what seemed like a sure thing. After Thursday nights game, @sevinwilson had a commanding lead as Todd Gurley racked up 38 points and Pierre Garcon added another 21 points. With Rishard Matthews getting his first start of the season over ArDarius Stewart for @sevinwilson, he certainly came to play tacking on 21 points for the Tennessee Titans.

@mikeshuh vs Nic Nasty @nicnas

Prediction: @mikeshuh 128.52 | Nic Nasty @nicnas 115.7

This was the closest matchup of the week as it was decided by only 13 points. Earlier in the week we talked about the Quarterback battle that would ensue in this matchup with two of the all-time greats facing off in Aaron Rodgers for @mikeshuh and Drew Brees for Nic Nasty @nicnas. Each of these Quarterbacks scored at least 20 points for their respective teams. @mikeshuh had 5 starters score less than 10 points, but thanks to Chris Thompson's 31 points and AJ Green's 27 points, he came out victorious. Nic Nasty @nicnas needed a monster game for Zeke Elliot, but he did not get the game he needed to come out with the win. Nic Nasty @nicnas ended up with 6 starters scoring less than 10 points with the Seattle Seahawks scoring -3 points. Stefon Diggs had arguably the most impressive week of any player as he scored 37 points with his 170 yard and two touchdown performance for Nic Nasty @nicnas, but this was not enough to propel him to victory.

Gators @tom74 vs Jupiter Explosion @breakthrough

Score: Gators @tom74 110.36 | Jupiter Explosion @breakthrough 130.96

After Trevor Siemian's impressive performance in Week 2 for Gators @tom74, he let his team down in Week 3 as he did not throw any touchdowns and was picked off twice. Jay Ajayi was a fantasy darling last year, but this year has been disappointing. In Week 3 he only scored 4.5 points for Gators @tom74. If you were to look just at efficiency this week for these two teams you would have most likely picked Gators @tom74 to steal the victory, but this was not the case. Jupiter Explosion @breakthrough had 4 players on his bench that he should have started including Dak Prescott who scored 23 points and Sammy Watkins who put up 28.6 points. Thanks to Rob Gronkowski's 23 points and Odell Beckham Jr.'s 29 points, he survived with his bench squad balling out like they did.

A team has no name @boatsports90 vs Corn Cobb Pipe @mstodola91

Score: A team has no name @boatsports90 108.72 | Corn Cobb Pipe @mstodola91 123.24

Corn Cobb Pipe @mstodola91 served A team has no name @boatsports90 with his first loss of the season as both teams are now 2-1. The Oakland Raiders played terribly against the Washington Redskins and this ended up being one of the key difference makers in this matchup. Derek Carr, Oakland's Quarterback, and Amari Cooper, Oakland's wide receiver, only combined for 7 points for A team has no name @boatsports90. If these two players had their typical games, the outcome of this week could have been completely different. Larry Fitzgerald is still getting things done in his 14th NFL season as last night against the Cowboys he had 13 receptions for 149 yards and 1 touchdown, which resulted in 34 points for A team has no name @boatsports90. Transitioning from NFL veteran to rookie sensation, Deshaun Watson looked like he the franchise quarterback for the Houston Texans as he scored 20 points for Corn Cobb Pipe @mstodola91. Big weeks from DeVante Parker (21 points), Golden Tate (19 points), and DeMarco Murray (19 points) helped to push Corn Cobb Pipe @mstodola91 to victory.

@Shenanigator vs @NiketheMutt

Score: @Shenanigator 104.86 | @NiketheMutt 131.02

From the preview it looked like @Shenanigator would cruise to victory, but this was not the case. The story in the matchup was a lack of production from multiple players for @Shenanigator as he had 4 starters who scored less than 2 points while @NiketheMutt did not have a starter who scored fewer than 3 points. It is certainly tough to win in Fantasy Football when you get this sort of output from guys you are depending on. Thanks to big days from Antonio Brown (27 points) and Carlos Hyde (24 points) @Shenanigator had a shot, but it wasn't enough. Tom Brady had another masterful performance for @NiketheMutt, which we are all accustomed to by now. Christian McCaffrey, the highly touted running back for the Panthers, has struggled to find his groove running the football, he has been much more explosive catching passes out of the backfield. McCaffrey scored 21 points for @NiketheMutt and helped propel him to victory in Week 3.

Look out for the preview in Week 4 coming Thursday!

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