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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Shark Week
1-0 104.14
118.35
 
VS
proj
BOOM Shakalaka
94.12 0-1
101.82

Shark Week come up short of predictions, still manage to defeat BOOM Shakalaka, 104.14-94.12

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion and coming up short of projections, Shark Week secured a 104.14-94.12 victory over BOOM Shakalaka. Shark Week jumped out to an early 8-point lead on Thursday. BOOM Shakalaka came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Russell Wilson (22.42 points) and Keenan Allen (16.8). Unphased, Shark Week got it going later that afternoon, as Ezekiel Elliott (14.6 points) and Byron Jones (5) put them back on top once and for all. Shark Week (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Drill'erThen-Spiller, while BOOM Shakalaka (0-1) will face The Shockers v2.0 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Shark Week   BOOM Shakalaka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 3 tackles and recording 2.5 sacks against the Vikings, Buckner put up 8 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 3.59-point projection in the 24-16 loss. Buckner ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Lions next week.
DeForest Buckner

Top Player Comparison

Shark Week
Points
% of total points 104.14
1
Joe Mixon
RB
20.9
13.62
20.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
16.62
14%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.04
20.52
11.6%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
10.9
11.05
10.5%
BOOM Shakalaka
Points
% of total points 94.12
1
Russell Wilson
QB
22.42
18.76
23.8%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
11.41
17.8%
3
David Johnson
RB
12.7
19.3
13.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.1
10.19
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for BOOM Shakalaka, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping BOOM Shakalaka to a 88.42-69.54 lead.

Points By Position

  Shark Week   BOOM Shakalaka

Game Notes

Shark Week got the victory despite the fact that only five of their 14 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
BOOM Shakalaka had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Shark Week had two starters score zero points, while BOOM Shakalaka had three.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
BOOM Shakalaka ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Shark Week ranked 8th.
The matchup's 10.02-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Shark Week managed to get the win, but did not cover the 16.53-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Russell Wilson (22.42 points) registered the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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