1. Port City Goonsquad pulled off the big time upset of formerly #1 overall ranked CLO Collins led by franchise back Marshawn Lynch.
2. After setting the scoring record Super Manning fell back down to earth hard this week in a loss to their major divisional rival Beat Skeet Leave.
3. The last two undefeated teams are the Miami Sharks....and Matt Boles.
4. The last two winless teams are of no surprise, Red Rockets and Dynasty Kings.
5. The Purists bounced back going over 100 points showing they can compete with anyone any given week.
Week 3 Match Up Preview
Miami Sharks 2-0 AT CLO Collins 1-1 (+2)
All Time H2H Regular Season (1-0 Sharks)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
The game we've all been waiting for features the league's top two teams and even with CLO Collins not coming in at 2-0 it still has the potential to be one of the best regular season games ever. Both teams have scored at least 120 points per game in the first two weeks and if you don't believe there's a big time rivalry here, then I guess you think the Seahawks-49ers is just a game. All offseason people have been talking about how great CLO Collins team was while disregarding the defending champion Miami Sharks, so believe me when I say this game has been circled on the Sharks' calendar for a while. This is a clash of the titans featuring top of the line fantasy stars and with the Miami Sharks having Josh Gordon returning to the line up to replace Kenny Britt they should be even more dangerous than the previous two weeks. This game is a true coin flip and very well could be a preview of the Ultimate Dynasty Bowl II. I'll take the Miami Sharks 127-125
Difference Maker: TE Jimmy Graham, Miami Sharks - Jimmy showed why he's the #1 tight end last Sunday and this is the one position where the Sharks and CLO Collins really differ. Look for Jimmy to have another big time game and lead the Sharks to a victory.
Red Rockets 0-2 AT Matt Boles 2-0 (-11)
All Time H2H Regular Season (1-0 Red Rockets)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
So the biggest early season surprise without question is that Matt Boles is sitting at 2-0 with two wins over quality opponents (BSL, Kory) and now they're favored to get to 3-0. If this game was based on who pays more attention to their team John would win easily but unfortunately for him it's based on what the athletes do and even with possibly no Reggie Bush Sunday, Boles team is still a favorite over the Rockets. Although if the Rockets' franchise quarterback RG3 can get things going against Detroit and he catches a break at a position or two there is upset potential here, but give me Boles 88-77.
Difference Maker: WR Wes Welker, Matt Boles - Boles clearly has the superior receivers and with Welker matched up against Oakland, that should be good enough to get him the win over the Rockets and their young team.
Carolina Lions 1-1 AT Beat Skeet Leave 1-1 (-8)
All Time H2H Regular Season (2-0 Lions)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
The Lions have proved to be a pretty decent team even with their halfback duo being on the same team. Beat Skeet and Leave however has the chance to be a contending team and even with Spiller having yet another bad matchup and MJD possibly out they have the potential to put up solid points. This game is pretty close to being a toss up but at the end of the day I'll go with BSL 98-90.
Difference Maker: HB Alfred Morris, BSL - Morris, unlike Foster and Tate, doesn't share carries and the difference in this match up will be that BSL has 2-3 feature backs while the Lions have two halves of one.
Scott's Tots 1-1 AT Super Manning 1-1 (-13)
All Time H2H Regular Season (1-1)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
Super Manning came out of week 1 flying high but it looked as though BSL was his kryptonite, so what should Phillip Bullock expect in Week 3? Well these are two teams built in dissimilar fashions, a Scott's Tots team that is solid but unspectacular at every position goes up against a team that may have some holes but has some big time fantasy studs. If Forte wasn't going against Pittsburgh I may be persuaded to give the Tots more of a look but give me Super Manning with Peyton and DT destroying Oakland and leading Super Manning to a 95-82 win.
Difference Maker: Demaryius Thomas, Super Manning - The receivers on Super Manning just blow the Tots away (even if Andre may be out for a concussion), and none more so than DT with his Oakland match up. He'll have a 20 point night and help Super Manning bounce back to 2-1.
Dynasty Kings 0-2 AT Kory Adams 1-1 (-27)
All Time H2H Regular Season (1-1)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
Kory Adams is coming off an upset loss to Matt Boles but luckily for him there is no better rebound game than to play the Dynasty Kings. While the Kings have shown some life in their receiving core they are nowhere near ready to compete with an actual contending team like Kory Adams. Not much to say about this game except look for Kory to win this one 95-68.
Difference Maker: HB Adrian Peterson, Kory Adams - The Dynasty Kings could total their points from their runningbacks for the next three weeks and probably wouldn't score as much as AD in one week.
Purists 1-1 AT Goonsquad 1-1 (-9)
All Time H2H Regular Season (1-0-1 Purists)
All Time H2H Post Season (0-0)
This is a big time game for these two teams, to be a playoff contender you have to win against other playoff contenders. The Goonsquad are coming off an upset of the previously #1 ranked team if you were wondering if they were for real and they play against a Purist team that is too inconsistent to really pick here. As I said last week I think the Purists are more of a 2014 team when they get Harvin back healthy and their break out runners have another year under their belts while Goonsquad is one of my favorite sleeper teams. It'll be close but I've got to go with them 99-90.
Difference Maker: WR TY Hilton, Goonsquad - The main difference in this game is Tick's super sleeper Hilton has woke up while David Wilson should remain asleep against that vaunted Carolina front seven.
Power Rankings Week #3
1. Miami Sharks 2-0 Prv. #1B - Handled business against the Kings going over 120+, now get Josh Gordon back for their vaunted Week 3 match up against CLO Collins.
2. CLO Collins 1-1 Prv. #1A - Can't knock CLO down any farther than this as he scores 120 or more for the 2nd straight week. However he fails to match up with the Sharks in the TE spot and with one loss gets spotted at #2 behind them.
3. Beat Skeet Leave 1-1 Prv. #5 - Knocking off Super Manning allows him to rise right back up to the 3rd spot. Still has the nicest running back trio in the league.
4. Super Manning 1-1 Prv. #3 - Had a bad week at the wrong time but there's still no denying this team is stacked at the QB and WR positions. I still don't know why they haven't acquired Foster for a one year run yet.
5. Goon Squad 1-1 Prv. #9 - Pulled off the biggest upset of the year while producing 139 points, yeah that'll move you up the ranks pretty quick.
6. Matt Boles 2-0 Prv. #6 - I'm still not a full believer in Boles for three reasons, 1 I don't believe Reggie Bush stays healthy, 2 Tom Brady isn't the same without weapons, and 3 he manages his team as well as Rivera coaches the Panthers, but wins and losses don't lie and he's 2-0.
7. Kory Adams 1-1 Prv. #4 - He's still a very serious contender, just had a rough week, once Gronk gets back he'll be a lot more dangerous.
8. Purists 1-1 Prv. #8 - They are what they are this year, which is a very inconsistent team that is capable of going off for 100+ or scoring 60. David Wilson and no depth has them needing some serious luck to get in the mix this year.
9. Scott's Tots 1-1 Prv. #7 - Solid team needs to acquire a stud and could really contend.
10. Carolina Lions 1-1 Prv. #10 - Although he just beat Scott's Tots, I still can't move him any higher until he gets his running back situation taken care of. Rodgers and Tate is a nice foundation for this team though.
11. Red Rockets 0-2 Prv. #11 - Needs to keep making deals and viewing his team with 2014 and beyond in mind. Nice trade dealing the 49ers D for a 2015 1st.
12. Dynasty Kings 0-2 Prv. #12 - Same deal. Need to get a win at some point to avoid going winless though.
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