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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
One--Eyed--Willie
1-0 261.42
298.27
 
VS
proj
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
208.65 0-1
195.92

One--Eyed--Willie fall short of expectations, find way to defeat PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, 261.42-208.65

There's no way around it, One--Eyed--Willie underdelivered, at least based on projections. Still, they earned a 261.42-208.65 victory over PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, which actually exceeded projections. One--Eyed--Willie never trailed in this one after grabbing a 13.45-point lead on Thursday behind Nelson Agholor (17.95 points). Drew Brees (52.9 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (34) did their part for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES in the loss. One--Eyed--Willie improve to 1-0 on the season, while PURPLE BLOOD VIKES fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  One--Eyed--Willie   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kuechly (11 Tackles) scored 25 points in a 16-8 win over the Cowboys in Week 1. His scoring output was 54.5% more than his 16.18-point projection. Kuechly ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Luke Kuechly

Top Player Comparison

One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 261.42
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
37.65
35.53
14.4%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
36.9
28.55
14.1%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
25
16.18
9.6%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
21.92
21.61
8.4%
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Points
% of total points 208.65
1
Drew Brees
QB
52.9
32.22
25.4%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
34
14.54
16.3%
3
Golden Tate
WR
26.05
17.36
12.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.2
28.06
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, One--Eyed--Willie boasted a 161.62-158.40 lead. For One--Eyed--Willie, Tyler Lockett had a 51-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for One--Eyed--Willie, helping the team to a 261.42-182.60 lead.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES.

Points By Position

  One--Eyed--Willie   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

Game Notes

Only six of the 16 starters on One--Eyed--Willie scored more than their projected point totals.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES had only four of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was PURPLE BLOOD VIKES even trying this week? They started five players who scored zero points.
One--Eyed--Willie got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while PURPLE BLOOD VIKES exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 52.77-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with One--Eyed--Willie. They got the win, but did not cover the 102.35-point projected margin of victory.
For PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, Drew Brees registered 52.9 points, the highest score for a QB this week.

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