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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
RGK Lily
1-0 126
116.03
 
VS
proj
Blue Crush
103 0-1
116.1

Blue Crush come up short of projections, lose to RGK Lily in 126-103 rout

Blue Crush underperformed their projected point total, as RGK Lily cruised to a 126-103 victory. RGK Lily pulled out to a 5-point lead on Thursday behind Tevin Coleman (9 points) and never relinquished it. Kirk Cousins (23 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (19) did their part for Blue Crush in the loss. RGK Lily (1-0) will look to notch another win against Mother of Dragons, while Blue Crush (0-1) will seek to generate some positive momentum against Victorious Secrets.

Matchup Timeline

  RGK Lily   Blue Crush

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Thomas scored 22 points this week. He scored 81.5% more than his 12.12-point projection in the 48-40 loss. Thomas ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

RGK Lily
Points
% of total points 126
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33
25.76
26.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
22
12.12
17.5%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16
10.66
12.7%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
15
10.74
11.9%
Blue Crush
Points
% of total points 103
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23
20.16
22.3%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
11.63
18.4%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16
11.18
15.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
10.79
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, RGK Lily emerged with a 93.00-70.00 lead. For RGK Lily, Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Blue Crush, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for RGK Lily to contribute to a 126.00-76.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  RGK Lily   Blue Crush

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on RGK Lily exceeded their projected point totals.
Blue Crush had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
RGK Lily recorded more points than their projected total, while Blue Crush fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 23-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Kirk Cousins scored 23 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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