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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Pizza boy
1-0 125.42
128.96
 
VS
proj
Two Cool Dudes
117.08 0-1
147.73

Two Cool Dudes fall short of expectations, fall to Pizza boy, 125.42-117.08

Two Cool Dudes fell short of projections, as Pizza boy emerged victorious with a 125.42-117.08 victory. Pizza boy never trailed in this one after earning a 6.5-point lead on Thursday behind Devonta Freeman. Aaron Rodgers (286 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Antonio Brown (9 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Two Cool Dudes in the loss. Pizza boy (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Jason's Cool Team, while Two Cool Dudes (0-1) attempt to get their first victory against Kerryon wayward son.

Matchup Timeline

  Pizza boy   Two Cool Dudes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders (10 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.5 points against the Seahawks in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.15-point projection. Sanders ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Pizza boy
Points
% of total points 125.42
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.5
10.15
19.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
22.28
20.24
17.8%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15.2
11.03
12.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14.4
11.7
11.5%
Two Cool Dudes
Points
% of total points 117.08
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.86
21.3%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
19.8
19.41
16.9%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
14.1
12.2
12%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
13.2
12.25
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Pizza boy who took the lead, 108.52-81.64. Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Pizza boy, while Tom Brady had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger teamed up with Antonio Brown for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Two Cool Dudes. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 67-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Two Cool Dudes, who trailed 125.42-117.08 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Pizza boy   Two Cool Dudes

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Pizza boy scored higher than their projected point totals.
Two Cool Dudes had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 8.34-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers scored 24.94 points, the third-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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