Week 03 | Matchups Recap and Teams Performances

Posted Sep 27, 2022

Teams Performances

League Highlights

Indaiatuba Riders and Limeira Jetsons each got wins this week despite not starting a top-15 scoring QB.

Teams are now 3-0 this season when starting the league’s top-scoring QB of the week.

Khalil Herbert was left on Indaiatuba Riders’s bench this week. His 30.90 points would have been the third-highest individual amount in the league.

Teams have won only 33.3% of the time this season (3-6) when they fail to throw a Pass TD.

Indaiatuba Riders was favored by the widest margin in the league this week (35.63 points) and delivered with a 36.44-point victory.

Players drafted in the first round averaged 13.95 points this week. Second-round players averaged 11.75, and were actually outperformed by the third-rounders (12.82).

The 135.92 points scored by Rio Claro Farmers were the most this week and the sixth-highest overall in the league this season.

Sorocaba Wild Mules beat their projections by a higher percentage than anyone else in the league this week. They put up 129.98 points when they were only projected 83.46.

The average projected score for Week 3 was 105.17 points.

Weekly Trophies

Trophies

Points left on bench

Team Strengths and Weakness

Matchups Recap

Paulinia Robots Gets Late Win Against Amparo Bikers, Moves Into 1st

Paulinia Robots (3-0, 387.88 points) jumps into first place after beating Amparo Bikers (10th place, 1-2, 366.96 points) 120.18 to 106.56. Down by 9.08 points on Sunday night, Paulinia Robots picked up 31.70 to secure the win. They were led by Christian Kirk (72 Rec Yds, 1 TD) who got 19.20 points. This matchup saw three lead changes, with the largest lead being the final margin. Paulinia Robots is having a great start to the season and remains undefeated.

Paulinia Robots takes on Sorocaba Steelers (1-2, 306.72) next week, while Amparo Bikers gets Rio Claro Farmers (3-0, 362.74).

Paulinia Robots

Amparo Bikers

Rio Claro Farmers Steals Win from Sorocaba Wild Mules for 3rd Consecutive Win

This week’s two highest-scoring teams met in a shootout as Rio Claro Farmers came back and took down Sorocaba Wild Mules 135.92 to 129.98. This is the most a team has scored this season without getting a victory. Sorocaba Wild Mules falls to 0-3 (14th place), pushing their losing streak to three. Rio Claro Farmers (3-0) is in third place, averaging 120.91 points per game. The total number of points was tough to predict given that Rio Claro Farmers was only expected to score 101.55 points and Sorocaba Wild Mules was projected to score 83.46 points. Even with a 96.15 points per game average, which ranks 12th in the league, Sorocaba Wild Mules has a 0-3 record. Lamar Jackson (218 Pas Yds, 107 Rsh Yds, 4 Pas TD/1 Int, 1 Rsh TD) registered the highest point total in the league this week (39.42) and Marquise Brown scored 28.00 points to lead Rio Claro Farmers. DeVonta Smith (169 Rec Yds, 1 TD) put up the second-highest score this week (30.90) and Mitchell Trubisky scored 14.98 points for Sorocaba Wild Mules.

In Week 4, Rio Claro Farmers gets Amparo Bikers (1-2, 366.96), while Sorocaba Wild Mules faces Limeira Jetsons (3-0, 385.40).

Rio Claro Farmers

Sorocaba Wild Mules

Indaiatuba Riders Beats Sorocaba Steelers, Claims 7th Place

Indaiatuba Riders (1-2, 325.64 points) got the win over Sorocaba Steelers (1-2, 306.72 points) 126.66 to 90.22. They were led by Chris Olave (147 Rec Yds) with 23.70 points and James Robinson (100 Rsh Yds, 1 TD), who scored 20.60. Indaiatuba Riders took command of the matchup first with a 16.40 to 16.10 lead heading into Sunday. That advantage disappeared by the end of the early Sunday games and they trailed by 18.32. However, following the late Sunday games, Indaiatuba Riders reclaimed the lead and took home the victory.

Next week, Indaiatuba Riders goes up against London Knights (1-2, 250.86). Sorocaba Steelers will square off against Paulinia Robots (3-0, 387.88), who is averaging a strong 129.29 points per game.

Sorocaba Steelers

Indaiatuba Riders

London Knights Comes Back to Beat Indaiatuba Pats, Climbs to 12th Place

London Knights got 22.70 points from CeeDee Lamb (87 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and 16.20 from Terry McLaurin (102 Rec Yds) to defeat Indaiatuba Pats 94.80 to 81.98. London Knights came into the Monday night game facing a 9.88-point deficit, but scored 22.70 for the comeback victory. This upset was revenge for a loss to Indaiatuba Pats in their last meeting a season ago. Indaiatuba Pats was led by A.J. Brown with 19.50 points (85 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and Tyler Conklin, who scored 16.40 (84 Rec Yds). With Dalton Schultz delivering zero points for London Knights, the outcome could have been worse. London Knights (1-2, 250.86 points) climbs into 12th place and Indaiatuba Pats (2-1, 324.04 points) drops to fifth place.

London Knights will match up against Indaiatuba Riders (1-2, 325.64) next week. Indaiatuba Pats gets Indaiatuba Blues (1-2, 396.76), who has averaged a league-leading 132.25 points this season.

London Knights

Indaiatuba Pats

Limeira Jetsons Grinds Out Victory over Barao Butchers for 3rd Consecutive Win

Limeira Jetsons took advantage of 14.90 points from Clyde Edwards-Helaire (39 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and 14.40 from Stefon Diggs (74 Rec Yds) to edge Barao Butchers 87.98 to 84.64. Limeira Jetsons took a 3.66-point lead on Sunday afternoon and never looked back. This close win was revenge for a loss to Barao Butchers in their last meeting a season ago. Limeira Jetsons (3-0, 385.40 points) falls to second place and Barao Butchers (1-2, 256.02 points) drops to eighth place.

Limeira Jetsons takes on Sorocaba Wild Mules (0-3, 288.46) next week, while Barao Butchers gets Goncalves Miners (2-1, 299.48).

Limeira Jetsons

Barao Butchers

Limeira Dead Rabbits Ekes Out Victory over Indaiatuba Blues, Climbs to 4th Place

Limeira Dead Rabbits got 28.90 points from Mark Andrews (89 Rec Yds, 2 TD) and 27.60 from Jalen Hurts (340 Pas Yds, 3 TD) to slip by Indaiatuba Blues 110.70 to 109.30. Indaiatuba Blues still cannot beat Limeira Dead Rabbits, who extended their career unbeaten streak to three games in the series. Josh Allen led Indaiatuba Blues with 26.70 points (400 Pas Yds, 47 Rsh Yds, 2 TD) while Nick Chubb racked up 17.30 (113 Rsh Yds, 1 TD). Limeira Dead Rabbits (2-1, 340.04 points) climbs into fourth place and Indaiatuba Blues (1-2, 396.76 points) drops to ninth place.

On Limeira Dead Rabbits, the Los Angeles Chargers DEF wasn’t just the one DEF to tally a negative score; they represented the lone fantasy starter throughout the entire league in the red.

Limeira Dead Rabbits plays Campinas Giants (0-3, 311.86) next week, while Indaiatuba Blues goes up against Indaiatuba Pats (2-1, 324.04).

Indaiatuba Blues

Limeira Dead Rabbits

Goncalves Miners Pulls Off Comeback over Campinas Giants to Grab 6th Place

Down 7.56 on Monday night, Goncalves Miners came back to edge Campinas Giants 104.10 to 103.16. Goncalves Miners got 23.10 points from Amari Cooper (101 Rec Yds, 1 TD) and 23.00 from Joe Burrow (275 Pas Yds, 3 TD). This was a back-and-forth battle that saw the lead change hands three times, with the largest lead being 43.90 points after Sunday afternoon. This tight win was revenge for a loss to Campinas Giants in their last meeting a season ago. Goncalves Miners (2-1, 299.48 points) climbs into sixth place and Campinas Giants (0-3, 311.86 points) drops to 13th place.

Goncalves Miners takes on Barao Butchers (1-2, 256.02) in Week 4, while Campinas Giants battles Limeira Dead Rabbits (2-1, 340.04).