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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Llama llama
1-0 172.96
160.68
 
VS
proj
The Ertz Lockett
147.34 0-1
153.2

Llama llama knock off The Ertz Lockett in 172.96-147.34 rout

Llama llama scored a convincing win over The Ertz Lockett, cruising to a 172.96-147.34 victory. Llama llama earned a 0.2-point lead on Thursday behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense (14 points) and never looked back. Matthew Stafford (286 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Odell Beckham Jr. (11 Rec, 111 Rec Yds) led the charge for The Ertz Lockett in the loss. Llama llama (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Maybe next week, while The Ertz Lockett (0-1) will seek to develop some positive momentum against Run ā€˜Nā€™ Gun.

Matchup Timeline

  Llama llama   The Ertz Lockett

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Thomas put up 38 points this week. He nearly doubled his 19.98-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

Llama llama
Points
% of total points 172.96
1
Philip Rivers
QB
69.96
47.97
40.4%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
38
19.98
22%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
15.6
14.87
9%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
14
10.42
8.1%
The Ertz Lockett
Points
% of total points 147.34
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
41.04
45.78
27.9%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
22
16.63
14.9%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
22
11.48
14.9%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
16.2
14.94
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Llama llama to contribute to a 172.96-85.90 lead for the team.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for The Ertz Lockett.

Points By Position

  Llama llama   The Ertz Lockett

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Llama llama scored higher than their projected point totals.
The Ertz Lockett had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Llama llama put up more points than their projected total, while The Ertz Lockett fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 25.62-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Llama llama win, but they also easily covered the 7.48-point projected margin of victory.

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