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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Alex Le's Team
1-0 129.34
112.24
 
VS
proj
carsonWEEntz
115.54 0-1
122.31

Alex Le's Team top expectations, earn win over carsonWEEntz, 129.34-115.54

Alex Le's Team beat their projected point total, earning a 129.34-115.54 victory over carsonWEEntz. Alex Le's Team never trailed in this one after leaping out to a 19.7-point lead on Thursday behind Jay Ajayi (20.2 points) and Matt Bryant (6). Aaron Rodgers (28.94 points) and Joe Mixon (23.4) were the top scorers for carsonWEEntz in the loss. Alex Le's Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Jinxproof, while carsonWEEntz (0-1) will face off against DRAFTKING in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Alex Le's Team   carsonWEEntz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 32 points against the Buccaneers in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 16.23-point projection. Thomas ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Alex Le's Team
Points
% of total points 129.34
1
Michael Thomas
WR
32
16.23
24.7%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
21.6
11.66
16.7%
3
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
14.35
15.6%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
17.5
13.93
13.5%
carsonWEEntz
Points
% of total points 115.54
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
28.94
23.97
25%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
23.4
15.06
20.3%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
10.37
16.4%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.1
12.78
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for Alex Le's Team to contribute to a 26.2-6.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass for Alex Le's Team to contribute to a 129.34-65.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for carsonWEEntz, who trailed 129.34-96.54 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Alex Le's Team   carsonWEEntz

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Alex Le's Team exceeded their projected point totals.
carsonWEEntz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Alex Le's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while carsonWEEntz fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 13.8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers scored 28.94 points, the second-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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