Bri Leach, Director of Media Relations
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Game Recaps
The Spades stand alone at the top of the standings improving to 3-0 with a dominating 167.02-116.76 win over the Chattanooga Chickadees. Todd Gurley paced the Las Vegas offense with 2 rushing touchdowns, 1 receiving touchdown, 36 receiving yards, and 113 rushing yards. He was accompanied by Drew Brees with 220 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns, and Dak Prescott who had 183 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, and 16 rushing yards. The wide receivers for the Spades were also able to hold their own as Golden Tate had 58 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown while Antonio Brown managed 110 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown. Las Vegas remains to struggle in the tight end position with both players combing for a total 5 receiving yards.
Matchup Preview
- Las Vegas Spades are predicted to win 136.12-134.60 over the Virginia Beach Neptune’s
- Las Vegas has picked up a new defense with the Bengals hoping to build off only 4 points last week
- Two veteran QBs will be starting for the match-up as Drew Brees is projected at 19.23 for the Spades, and Aaron Rodgers tops all projected scores at 22.22 for the Neptune’s
- Expect the Spades to have a dominating lead Sunday evening as two key players in Tyreek Hill and Kirk Cousins don’t take the field until Monday night
- As the Spades struggled at Tight End in week 3, Travis Kelce is projected at 14.62 and many are anxious to see if he will return with a big game after last week
- The Virginia Beach Neptune’s added Charles Clay at TE and dropped Jack Doyle from TE
- The Spades are 3-0 in league play while the Neptune’s are 2-1 with both wins coming with less than 2 points separating them from their opponent
Las Vegas Spades Season Notes
- Brees has been outstanding through three weeks in 2017, throwing six touchdowns compared to no interceptions while averaging 289 yards per game
- Las Vegas Spades added the Bengals defense and dropped the Rams defense
- Gurley’s production carried him to what is now the best two-game scoring stretch of his career, as he’s crossed the goal line on a total of five occasions over the last two contests
Las Vegas Newsworthy Information
- Las Vegas police are investigating skeletal remains found in the desert near Pahrump on Wednesday, a spokesman said.
- Las Vegas Democrat Dina Titus announced Wednesday that she will forgo a Senate race and instead seek re-election to Nevada’s 1st congressional district.