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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Yobogoya!
1-0 101.1
111.85
 
VS
proj
Big Ballers
77.75 0-1
108.26

Big Ballers fall short of expectations, fall to Yobogoya!, 101.1-77.75

There's no sugarcoating it, Big Ballers underperformed, at least based on projections, as Yobogoya! secured a 101.1-77.75 victory. Big Ballers leapt out to a 5-point lead on Thursday, but Yobogoya! held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Russell Wilson (298 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Michael Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD), while Emmanuel Sanders (10 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Zuerlein (4-5 FG, 55 long) carried the flag for Big Ballers in the loss. Yobogoya! (1-0) will look to earn another W against Big Ballers, while Big Ballers (0-1) will meet Yobogoya! in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Yobogoya!   Big Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Thomas tallied 22 points this week. He scored 76.4% more than his 12.47-point projection in the 48-40 loss. Thomas ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Yobogoya!
Points
% of total points 101.1
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.4
23.72
29.1%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
22
12.47
21.8%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
15.3
15.21
15.1%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
11
7.3
10.9%
Big Ballers
Points
% of total points 77.75
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19.5
7.88
25.1%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
17
11.84
21.9%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
11.52
19.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
7.1
13.92
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Yobogoya! became the proud owner of a 101.10-51.35 lead. Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Yobogoya!, while Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Big Ballers with a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for Big Ballers.

Points By Position

  Yobogoya!   Big Ballers

Game Notes

Yobogoya! got the victory despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Big Ballers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Yobogoya! ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Big Ballers ranked 12th.
The matchup's 23.35-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Yobogoya! get the W, but they also easily covered the 3.59-point forecasted margin of victory.

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