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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Team Name Required
1-0 124
107.41
 
VS
proj
JDs Autodraft scrubs
91 0-1
96.08

Team Name Required outperform expectations, earn win over JDs Autodraft scrubs in 124-91 rout

Team Name Required brought their A game and outperformed projections, rolling to a 124-91 victory over JDs Autodraft scrubs. JDs Autodraft scrubs nabbed a 8-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Team Name Required after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (33 points) and Andrew Luck (19). The Los Angeles Rams defense (19 points) and Cam Newton (17) led the charge for JDs Autodraft scrubs in defeat. Team Name Required (1-0) will look to add to their success against The Meatball Hoagies, while JDs Autodraft scrubs (0-1) will face Get Your Zeke On! in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Name Required   JDs Autodraft scrubs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 141 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Kamara tallied 33 points this week. He nearly doubled his 16.97-point projection in the 48-40 loss. Kamara ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Team Name Required
Points
% of total points 124
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
33
16.97
26.6%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
19
18
15.3%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
17
10.66
13.7%
4
Brandon McManus
K
13
8
10.5%
JDs Autodraft scrubs
Points
% of total points 91
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
11.63
20.9%
2
Cam Newton
QB
17
20.86
18.7%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
16
7.79
17.6%
4
Davante Adams
WR
14
11.41
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for JDs Autodraft scrubs, helping JDs Autodraft scrubs to a 8-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Brandon McManus had a 53-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Team Name Required, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 109.00-39.00 lead for Team Name Required.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for JDs Autodraft scrubs, who trailed 109.00-72.00 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Team Name Required   JDs Autodraft scrubs

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Team Name Required exceeded their projected point totals.
JDs Autodraft scrubs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Team Name Required put up more points than their projected total, while JDs Autodraft scrubs fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 33-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Team Name Required win, but they also easily covered the 11.33-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, the Los Angeles Rams defense recorded 19 points, the third-best score for a DEF this week.

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