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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
#1HawkMomma
1-0 153.67
136.13
 
VS
proj
Feral Pete Carroll
118.03 0-1
125.09

#1HawkMomma beat projections, come back to knock off Feral Pete Carroll in 153.67-118.03 rout

#1HawkMomma rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 153.67-118.03 victory over Feral Pete Carroll. Feral Pete Carroll took a 15.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all #1HawkMomma after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards for 31.94 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 166 yards from scrimmage (24.2 points). Philip Rivers (424 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the Carolina Panthers defense (8 Pts Allowed, 232 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) were the leaders for Feral Pete Carroll in defeat. #1HawkMomma (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Questionable, while Feral Pete Carroll (0-1) will seek to get back on track against BallinPaulAllen.

Matchup Timeline

  #1HawkMomma   Feral Pete Carroll

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans nearly doubled his 12.4-point projection with 23.8 points against the Saints in Week 1. He caught 7 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown in the 48-40 win. Evans ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

#1HawkMomma
Points
% of total points 153.67
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
31.94
25.93
20.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
24.2
18.94
15.7%
3
Mike Evans
WR
23.8
12.4
15.5%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.4
23.08
14.6%
Feral Pete Carroll
Points
% of total points 118.03
1
Philip Rivers
QB
39.96
22.49
33.9%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
14.24
8.68
12.1%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14.07
12.62
11.9%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.02
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Feral Pete Carroll owned a 95.53-79.93 lead. Mike Evans had a 50-yard touchdown catch for #1HawkMomma, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 67-yard catch. Meanwhile, Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Feral Pete Carroll, while Adam Vinatieri had a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for #1HawkMomma, who trailed 118.03-111.87 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  #1HawkMomma   Feral Pete Carroll

Game Notes

#1HawkMomma got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Feral Pete Carroll had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
#1HawkMomma put up more points than their projected total, while Feral Pete Carroll fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 35.64-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did #1HawkMomma win, but they also easily covered the 11.04-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Philip Rivers (39.96 points) registered the second-best score in the league this week.

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