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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Best Team
1-0 118.16
117.1
 
VS
proj
Dar's Legendary Team
117.32 0-1
114.71

Brian's Best Team overcome negative points, defeat Dar's Legendary Team in 118.16-117.32 battle

Despite negative points from the New Orleans Saints defense, Brian's Best Team was able to persevere and earn the win, eeking out a 118.16-117.32 victory over Dar's Legendary Team. Dar's Legendary Team made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Brian's Best Team led 118.16-100.32 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 17 points from the Los Angeles Rams defense on Monday night for Dar's Legendary Team. Brian's Best Team (1-0) will look to earn another W against Tango's Fine Team, while Dar's Legendary Team (0-1) will face Cardnals in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Best Team   Dar's Legendary Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 192 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Conner scored 31.7 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 13.7-point projection in the 21-21 tie. Conner ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Best Team
Points
% of total points 118.16
1
James Conner
RB
31.7
13.7
26.8%
2
Drew Brees
QB
31.56
18.66
26.7%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
13.1
12.3
11.1%
4
Jordan Reed
TE
12.8
9.61
10.8%
Dar's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 117.32
1
Russell Wilson
QB
22.42
18.76
19.1%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
20.8
14.68
17.7%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17.3
15.41
14.7%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
8.16
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Brian's Best Team emerged with a 118.16-83.02 lead. James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Brian's Best Team, while Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dar's Legendary Team, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for Dar's Legendary Team, who trailed 118.16-100.32 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Brian's Best Team   Dar's Legendary Team

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Brian's Best Team scored more than their point projections.
Dar's Legendary Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Brian's Best Team ranked 2nd in the league in scoring this week, while Dar's Legendary Team put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 0.84-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Brian's Best Team. They won, but did not cover the 2.39-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Russell Wilson put up 22.42 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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