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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Abel Knox
1-0 110.86
106.73
 
VS
proj
G'DAWG
85.62 0-1
107.61

G'DAWG come up short of expectations, fall to Abel Knox in 110.86-85.62 rout

G'DAWG failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Abel Knox rolled to a 110.86-85.62 victory. Abel Knox got out to a 5-point lead on Thursday behind Devonta Freeman and never let go of it. Jared Goff (233 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Greg Zuerlein (4-5 FG, 55 long) did their part for G'DAWG in the loss. Abel Knox (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Womb Wrecker, while G'DAWG (0-1) attempt to get their first W against The Awesomeness.

Matchup Timeline

  Abel Knox   G'DAWG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill (7 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 37.3 points in a 38-28 win over the Chargers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 10.69-point projection. Hill ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Abel Knox
Points
% of total points 110.86
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
37.3
10.69
33.6%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
25.46
20.79
23%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
22.6
11.09
20.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
16.77
13.2%
G'DAWG
Points
% of total points 85.62
1
Jared Goff
QB
19.22
21.34
22.4%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
17
11.84
19.9%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.9
9.41
16.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
9.5
13.84
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Abel Knox became the proud owner of a 86.36-43.30 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch for Abel Knox, while Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for G'DAWG with a 67-yard catch.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for G'DAWG.

Points By Position

  Abel Knox   G'DAWG

Game Notes

Abel Knox got the win despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
G'DAWG had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Abel Knox had three players score more points than the leading scorer for G'DAWG.
Abel Knox put up more points than their projected total, while G'DAWG fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 25.24-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.

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