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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
huangssss99 Team
1-0 114.96
101.97
 
VS
proj
Chief
101.34 0-1
107.8

huangssss99 Team outperform projections, knock off Chief, 114.96-101.34

huangssss99 Team brought their A game and exceeded projections, securing a 114.96-101.34 victory over Chief. Chief jumped out to a 4.2-point lead on Thursday, but huangssss99 Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees, who passed for 439 yards and 3 touchdowns for 31.56 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 166 yards from scrimmage (18.6 points), while Jay Ajayi (20.2 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (17) carried the flag for Chief in the loss. huangssss99 Team (1-0) will look to add to their success against Poxle Team, while Chief (0-1) attempt to get back on track against S.R.911.

Matchup Timeline

  huangssss99 Team   Chief

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brees (439 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) scored 31.56 points in a 48-40 lost to the Buccaneers in Week 1. His scoring output was 69% more than his 18.68-point projection. Brees ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

huangssss99 Team
Points
% of total points 114.96
1
Drew Brees
QB
31.56
18.68
27.5%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.26
16.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.3
11.01
14.2%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
12
7.28
10.4%
Chief
Points
% of total points 101.34
1
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
13.24
19.9%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
8.16
16.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.8
12.32
14.6%
4
David Johnson
RB
12.7
19.3
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for huangssss99 Team, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 98.96-57.50 lead for huangssss99 Team.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for Chief, who trailed 114.96-72.30 after the Sunday night game.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Chief.

Points By Position

  huangssss99 Team   Chief

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on huangssss99 Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Chief lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
huangssss99 Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Chief fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 13.62-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Jay Ajayi recorded 20.2 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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