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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Randy Moss
1-0 135.62
130.4
 
VS
proj
Dan the Man
124.1 0-1
142.59

Dan the Man come up short of expectations, fall to Randy Moss, 135.62-124.1

Dan the Man underachieved compared to their projected point total, as Randy Moss emerged victorious with a 135.62-124.1 victory. Randy Moss never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 6.5-point lead on Thursday behind Devonta Freeman. Alvin Kamara (29 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Rob Gronkowski (7 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Dan the Man in the loss. Randy Moss (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against LT's Giants, while Dan the Man (0-1) seek to generate some positive momentum against Joe Montana.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Moss   Dan the Man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, Sanders registered 28 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 11.58-point projection in the 27-24 win. Sanders ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Randy Moss
Points
% of total points 135.62
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
28
11.58
20.6%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
26.1
19
19.2%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
18.3
13.17
13.5%
4
James White
RB
14.6
12.41
10.8%
Dan the Man
Points
% of total points 124.1
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
40.6
22.84
32.7%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
21.3
15.5
17.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14.6
13.99
11.8%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
13.8
13.21
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Randy Moss owned a 122.60-97.60 lead. For Randy Moss, Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass for Dan the Man, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Derek Carr had a 45-yard pass for Randy Moss on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Randy Moss   Dan the Man

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on Randy Moss exceeded their projected point totals.
Dan the Man had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Randy Moss put up more points than their projected total, while Dan the Man failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 11.52-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Alvin Kamara (40.6 points) registered the highest score for a RB this week.

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