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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
fantasy's Team
1-0 137.66
102.51
 
VS
proj
No 6 ®
93.54 0-1
121.98

fantasy's Team brush off expectations, defeat No 6 ® in 137.66-93.54 rout

fantasy's Team rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 137.66-93.54 victory over No 6 ®, which fell short of projections. fantasy's Team took a 2-point lead on Thursday behind the Philadelphia Eagles defense (10 points) and never gave it up. Aaron Rodgers (286 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) carried the flag for No 6 ® in the loss. fantasy's Team (1-0) will look to get another win against Steve S's Dandy Team, while No 6 ® (0-1) will take on K-Log in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  fantasy's Team   No 6 ®

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 12.86 points, Hill more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 38.8 points as the Chiefs beat the Chargers 38-28. He caught 7 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on fantasy's Team this week. Next week, Hill will face the Steelers.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

fantasy's Team
Points
% of total points 137.66
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
38.8
12.86
28.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
30
16.22
21.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.36
18.33
14.8%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.5
13.93
12%
No 6 ®
Points
% of total points 93.54
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.85
26.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.1
18.03
17.2%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14.4
11.51
15.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
14.1
12.2
15.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for No 6 ® for No 6 ®, who trailed 10-8 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which fantasy's Team became the proud owner of a 124.46-34.60 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch for fantasy's Team, while Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for No 6 ® with a 67-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for No 6 ®, who trailed 137.66-86.14 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  fantasy's Team   No 6 ®

Game Notes

fantasy's Team had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected point totals.
No 6 ® had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
fantasy's Team won despite starting Derrius Guice, who scored zero points.
fantasy's Team scored more points than their projected total, while No 6 ® fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 44.12-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Aaron Rodgers (24.94 points) posted the third-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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