With three games now in the books, I thought it’d be a good time to take a look at how things are going so far, and what kind of oddities we’ve seen thus far.
Only One 2K Team
In Week 3, only The Mexico City Quasars broke 2000 points. Scoring overall is down a little since we nerfed tackles, but we had five teams eclipse the mark in each of the first two weeks this year. In fact, this is so odd, the last time it happened was… Week of 2017. And the one team that week? You guessed it, the Quasars. Steve dropped 2595 on Kyle, who had the 2nd highest score in the league that at 1988.
Worst 3-0 Team Ever?
So the Red Bank Mallrats have taken advantage of a little bit of luck thus far, sitting undefeated through three weeks, but with the 2nd fewest points scored thus far. So to confirm or refute what everyone is thinking, let’s take a look at every 3-0 team since 2001, and rank them with our weighted scoring system, and see where it ranks.
| RANK | YEAR | MANAGER | ORG. SCORE | ADJ. SCORE |
| 1 | 2020 | Chris | 8212 | 8212 |
| 2 | 2011 | Kronner | 8457 | 7662 |
| 3 | 2015 | Jason | 7574 | 7574 |
| 4 | 2019 | Jones | 7371 | 7371 |
| 5 | 2004 | Trigger | 5307 | 7271 |
| 6 | 2012 | Chris | 7539 | 7094 |
| 7 | 2018 | Matt | 7053 | 7053 |
| 8 | 2007 | Chris | 6011 | 7033 |
| 9 | 2016 | Steve | 7008 | 7008 |
| 10 | 2003 | Jones | 5066 | 6940 |
| 11 | 2008 | Byrd | 5876 | 6875 |
| 12 | 2015 | Trigger | 6773 | 6773 |
| 13 | 2012 | Kronner | 7172 | 6749 |
| 14 | 2019 | Matt | 6623 | 6623 |
| 15 | 2002 | Matt | 4786 | 6557 |
| 16 | 2007 | Timmy | 5599 | 6551 |
| 17 | 2022 | Trigger | 6130 | 6535 |
| 18 | 2017 | John | 6492 | 6492 |
| 19 | 2014 | Chris | 7055 | 6491 |
| 20 | 2006 | Kaiser | 5184 | 6480 |
| 21 | 2003 | Timmy | 4728 | 6477 |
| 22 | 2021 | Kaiser | 6320 | 6320 |
| 23 | 2003 | Chris | 4577 | 6270 |
| 24 | 2018 | Steve | 6261 | 6261 |
| 25 | 2015 | Chris | 6240 | 6240 |
| 26 | 2009 | Ryan | 5275 | 6172 |
| 27 | 2013 | Ryan | 6665 | 6132 |
| 28 | 2010 | Kronner | 6628 | 6005 |
| 29 | 2017 | Chris | 5969 | 5969 |
| 30 | 2017 | Steve | 5795 | 5795 |
| 31 | 2022 | Kronner | 5254 | 5601 |
So the answer is, Yes. Even with the benefit of weighted scores, the 2022 Mallrats still rank 31/31 in scoring amongst 3-0 teams.
Other interesting notes from this chart;
- Chris has the highest weighted score ever from 2020. That year, he not only started 3-0, but went on to be 5-0, and then missed the playoffs with the single most epic collapse in league history.
- Not only to I have to lowest weighted score, I also have the highest non-weighted score, with 8457 in 2011. The weighting drops me 800 points, but is still good enough for 2nd place.
- The record for the most 3-0 starts in league history belongs to Chris, who has 7 to date.
| Rank | MANAGER | # of 3-0 | Seasons | Average |
| 1 | Steve | 3 | 7 | 42.86% |
| 2 | Chris | 7 | 22 | 31.82% |
| 3 | John | 1 | 5 | 20.00% |
| 4 | Kronner | 4 | 22 | 18.18% |
| 5 | Ryan | 2 | 12 | 16.67% |
| 6 | Jason | 1 | 6 | 16.67% |
| 7 | Trigger | 3 | 22 | 13.64% |
| 7 | Matt | 3 | 22 | 13.64% |
| 9 | Kaiser | 2 | 20 | 10.00% |
| 10 | Jones | 2 | 22 | 9.09% |
| 10 | Tim | 2 | 22 | 9.09% |
| 12 | Byrd | 1 | 13 | 7.69% |
| 13 | Kyle | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
| 14 | Josh | 0 | 11 | 0.00% |
| 15 | Toepel | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
| 16 | Dave | 0 | 22 | 0.00% |
Draft Notes
A quick look at what players were the most expensive at their position, and where do they stand currently, compared to the current high scorer and what they went for in the draft.
QUARTERBACK
- Josh Allen / $45 / QB2 (C Tan vs the World)
- Lamar Jackson / $24 / QB1 (Washington Sentinels)
RUNNING BACK
- Jonathan Taylor / $63 / RB7 (Sir, This is a Wendy’s)
- Saquon Barkley / $29 / RB1 (Flying Dutchmen)
WIDE RECEIVER
- Cooper Kupp / $45 / WR3 (Washington Sentinels)
- Stefon Diggs / $38 / WR1 (Sc4_Skippers)
TIGHT END
- Travis Kelce / $40 / TE2 (Washington Sentinels)
- Mark Andrews / $26 / TE1 (Burrito Warrior Revival)
KICKER
- Justin Tucker / $4 / K15 (SECOND DECK)
- Ryan Succop / $1 / K1 (Flying Dutchmen)
DEFENSIVE LINE
- Myles Garrett / $11 / DL9 (The Tim Brady’s)
- Jerry Hughes / $0 / DL1 (Undrafted)
DEFENSIVE BACK
- Antoine Winfield Jr. / $27 / DB15 (The Tim Brady’s)
- Marcus Williams / $0 / DB1 (Undrafted)
LINEBACKER
- Bobby Wagner / $15 / LB18 (Flying Dutchmen)
- Jordyn Brooks / $15 / LB28 (Sir this is a Wendy’s)
- Alex Highsmith / $0 / LB1 (Undrafted)
SO – As it stands, no one was right, but QB, WR and TE are all real close. As the season goes, a lot of these should balance out more, and we’ll see if these surpirse defenders can keep up with the new expectations following some big early season games.
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