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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Donnie Football
1-0 89.14
116.99
 
VS
proj
PlasticPads&IronMen
81.52 0-1
111.2

Donnie Football come up short of expectations, find way to defeat PlasticPads&IronMen, 89.14-81.52

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Donnie Football did enough to knock off PlasticPads&IronMen. Predicted to win by a score of 116.99-111.2, Donnie Football earned a 89.14-81.52 victory over PlasticPads&IronMen. PlasticPads&IronMen jumped out to a 4-point lead on Thursday, but Donnie Football held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Cam Newton (161 Pass Yds, 58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD), while Melvin Gordon III (64 Rush Yds, 102 Rec Yds) and Golden Tate (7 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for PlasticPads&IronMen in the loss. Donnie Football (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Russell Wilson's War, while PlasticPads&IronMen (0-1) attempt to get their first W against Little Machines.

Matchup Timeline

  Donnie Football   PlasticPads&IronMen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.8 points in a 38-28 lost to the Chiefs in Week 1. His scoring output was 41.6% more than his 14.69-point projection. Allen ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Donnie Football
Points
% of total points 89.14
1
Keenan Allen
WR
20.8
14.69
23.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
24.29
20.5%
3
Demaryius Thomas
WR
15.3
11.57
17.2%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
10.79
13.5%
PlasticPads&IronMen
Points
% of total points 81.52
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
23.1
18.13
28.3%
2
Golden Tate
WR
17.4
11.74
21.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.5
15.17
12.9%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
8.1
10.85
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Donnie Football to contribute to a 68.90-50.42 lead for the team.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for PlasticPads&IronMen.

Points By Position

  Donnie Football   PlasticPads&IronMen

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Donnie Football exceeded their projected scoring totals.
PlasticPads&IronMen had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
PlasticPads&IronMen ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Donnie Football ranked 10th.
The matchup's 7.62-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Donnie Football get the win, but they also covered the 5.79-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Melvin Gordon III recorded 23.1 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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