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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Let's go
1-0 149.6
117.43
 
VS
proj
SF Niners
105.66 0-1
119

Let's go top predictions, knock off SF Niners in 149.6-105.66 rout

Let's go showed up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 149.6-105.66 victory over SF Niners, which fell short of projections. SF Niners nabbed a 15.7-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Let's go after that. They were led by Michael Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Randall Cobb (9 Rec, 142 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Drew Brees (31.56 points) and Julio Jones (23) led the charge for SF Niners in defeat. Let's go (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Ethan's Expert Team, while SF Niners (0-1) will face brenda's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Let's go   SF Niners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 16 points, surrendering 327 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the 49ers, the Vikings defense put up 18 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 7.3-point projection in the 24-16 win. The Vikings defense ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Let's go
Points
% of total points 149.6
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30
16.22
20.1%
2
Randall Cobb
WR
24.7
10.21
16.5%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
21.6
11.65
14.4%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
7.3
12%
SF Niners
Points
% of total points 105.66
1
Drew Brees
QB
31.56
18.66
29.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
23
17.15
21.8%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
15.3
11.56
14.5%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
13
8.63
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Let's go boasted a 114.40-100.96 lead. For Let's go, Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for SF Niners with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Randall Cobb had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Let's go to contribute to a 149.60-105.66 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Let's go   SF Niners

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Let's go exceeded their projected point totals.
SF Niners had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Let's go recorded more points than their projected total, while SF Niners failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 43.94-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Drew Brees (31.56 points) posted the highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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