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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Leave It To Beckham
1-0 319.74
277.8
 
VS
proj
Cowboys
270.2 0-1
259.26

Leave It To Beckham smirk at projections, knock off Cowboys, 319.74-270.2

Leave It To Beckham beat expectations, coming out on top with a 319.74-270.2 victory over Cowboys. Leave It To Beckham never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 10.45-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones (32.85 points). James Conner (135 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 57 Rec Yds) and Keenan Allen (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Cowboys in the loss. Leave It To Beckham improve to 1-0 on the season, while Cowboys fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Leave It To Beckham   Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Chargers, Hill tallied 54.07 points this week. He nearly tripled his 18.27-point projection in the 38-28 win. Hill ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Leave It To Beckham
Points
% of total points 319.74
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
54.07
18.27
16.9%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
35.6
18.79
11.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
32.85
23.88
10.3%
4
Myles Jack
LB
29
15.85
9.1%
Cowboys
Points
% of total points 270.2
1
James Conner
RB
48.3
21.77
17.9%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
28.4
20.97
10.5%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
28
25.9
10.4%
4
Wesley Woodyard
LB
21.5
12.96
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for Cowboys for Cowboys, who trailed 32.85-22.4 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Leave It To Beckham emerged with a 274.04-238.85 lead. For Leave It To Beckham, Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch. James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Cowboys, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Leave It To Beckham   Cowboys

Game Notes

Leave It To Beckham had eight of their 16 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Despite nine of their 16 starters exceeding their projected points, Cowboys lost.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two highest scores of the week.
The matchup's 49.54-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Leave It To Beckham earn the win, but they also easily covered the 18.54-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, James Conner registered 48.3 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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