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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
N Belgrade Straydogs
1-0 110
105.34
 
VS
proj
Benetton Favorites
107 0-1
103.83

N Belgrade Straydogs knock off Benetton Favorites in 110-107 battle

N Belgrade Straydogs scored a tight win over Benetton Favorites, narrowly earning a 110-107 victory. Benetton Favorites made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. N Belgrade Straydogs led 91.00-77.00 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 30 points from Jared Cook and the Detroit Lions defense on Monday night for Benetton Favorites. N Belgrade Straydogs (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Спартанци, while Benetton Favorites (0-1) take on Mr.Green Bay Packers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  N Belgrade Straydogs   Benetton Favorites

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lewis (75 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds) scored 16 points against the Dolphins in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.79-point projection. Lewis ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Dion Lewis

Top Player Comparison

N Belgrade Straydogs
Points
% of total points 110
1
Philip Rivers
QB
34
21.25
30.9%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
19
10.16
17.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18
15.85
16.4%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
16
7.79
14.5%
Benetton Favorites
Points
% of total points 107
1
Joe Mixon
RB
20
13.1
18.7%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19
7.82
17.8%
3
Jared Cook
TE
18
5.21
16.8%
4
David Johnson
RB
12
18.04
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which N Belgrade Straydogs owned a 91.00-77.00 lead. For N Belgrade Straydogs, Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for Benetton Favorites with a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Jared Cook had a 45-yard catch for Benetton Favorites.

Points By Position

  N Belgrade Straydogs   Benetton Favorites

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on N Belgrade Straydogs exceeded their projected point totals.
Benetton Favorites had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did N Belgrade Straydogs get the win, but they also covered the 1.51-point projected margin of victory.
For Benetton Favorites, Joe Mixon put up 20 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

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