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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Arnie Weinmeister
1-0 99.24
140.55
 
VS
proj
Joe Montana
80.04 0-1
129.28

Offensively challenged Arnie Weinmeister defeat Joe Montana, 99.24-80.04

While they posted only the 12th-highest point total in the league for the week, Arnie Weinmeister came out on top with a 99.24-80.04 victory over Joe Montana. Joe Montana earned a 8.84-point lead on Thursday, but Arnie Weinmeister held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Michael Thomas (35.5 points) and the Denver Broncos defense (14), while Joe Mixon (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds) and Cooper Kupp (16 Rush Yds, 52 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Joe Montana in the loss. Arnie Weinmeister (1-0) will look to earn another win against TROY AIKMAN, while Joe Montana (0-1) will take on Dan the Man in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Arnie Weinmeister   Joe Montana

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.5 points in a 48-40 lost to the Buccaneers in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 18.72-point projection. Thomas ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Arnie Weinmeister
Points
% of total points 99.24
1
Michael Thomas
WR
35.5
18.72
35.8%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
14
11.21
14.1%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
14
11.13
14.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
9.04
18.08
9.1%
Joe Montana
Points
% of total points 80.04
1
Joe Mixon
RB
24.4
15.78
30.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.3
10.95
21.6%
3
Corey Davis
WR
11.2
12.47
14%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
8.84
18.18
11%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for Arnie Weinmeister, while Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for Arnie Weinmeister.

Points By Position

  Arnie Weinmeister   Joe Montana

Game Notes

Just three of the 10 starting players on Arnie Weinmeister scored more than their point projections.
Joe Montana had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Joe Montana can partially blame the loss on Marquise Goodwin, who didn't score any points.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
Joe Montana ranked 14th in the league in scoring this week, while Arnie Weinmeister ranked 12th.
The matchup's 19.2-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Arnie Weinmeister win, but they also covered the 11.27-point projected margin of victory.
For Joe Montana, Joe Mixon (24.4 points) registered the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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