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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
1-0 90.84
90.58
 
VS
proj
Mr& Mrs.Moore
87.54 0-1
95.79

Back-and-forth battle ends with 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 coming back to beat Mr& Mrs.Moore in 90.84-87.54 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 earned a come-from-behind win over Mr& Mrs.Moore, staging an impressive comeback for a 90.84-87.54 victory. After trailing 82.14-67.04 heading into Monday night, 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 charged back behind Brandin Cooks (5 Rec, 87 Rec Yds) and the Detroit Lions defense (48 Pts Allowed, 349 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers). 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Hardy Headbussaz, while Mr& Mrs.Moore (0-1) will meet Patrick's Boss Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆   Mr& Mrs.Moore

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 57.9% more than his 6.65-point projection with 10.5 points against the Bills in Week 1. He caught 3 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown in the 47-3 win. Brown ranks #79 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
Points
% of total points 90.84
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.34
18.14
31.2%
2
Jordan Reed
TE
10.8
7.28
11.9%
3
John Brown
WR
10.5
6.65
11.6%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
9.3
9.56
10.2%
Mr& Mrs.Moore
Points
% of total points 87.54
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19.5
7.88
22.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.26
21.2%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
10.7
13.68
12.2%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
9.84
18.18
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 boasted a 67.04-65.34 lead. For 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Mr& Mrs.Moore with a 43-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆   Mr& Mrs.Moore

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Mr& Mrs.Moore had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 scored more points than their projected total, while Mr& Mrs.Moore fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 3.3-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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