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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
What The Shit
1-0 123.96
128.24
 
VS
proj
Ready Player One
107.64 0-1
124.47

Ready Player One fall short of projections, lose to What The Shit, 123.96-107.64

Ready Player One failed to live up to expectations, as What The Shit emerged victorious with a 123.96-107.64 victory. What The Shit nabbed a 43.2-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 43.2 points from Julio Jones (11 Rush Yds, 169 Rec Yds) and Jay Ajayi (62 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (24.94 points) and Todd Gurley II (22.2) did their part for Ready Player One in the loss. What The Shit (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against 98 DarkPink Balloons, while Ready Player One (0-1) take on I Heart Chiavettas in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  What The Shit   Ready Player One

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski scored 47.8% more than his 13.4-point projection with 19.8 points against the Texans in Week 1. He caught 7 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the 27-20 win. Gronkowski ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

What The Shit
Points
% of total points 123.96
1
Julio Jones
WR
23
17.15
18.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.36
17.59
16.4%
3
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
14.35
16.3%
4
Rob Gronkowski
TE
19.8
13.4
16%
Ready Player One
Points
% of total points 107.64
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.29
23.2%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.2
22.36
20.6%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
13
8.27
12.1%
4
John Brown
WR
12
8.18
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass for What The Shit, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch, helping What The Shit to a 93.96-41.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Ready Player One, who trailed 98.96-85.44 after Sunday night.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for What The Shit during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  What The Shit   Ready Player One

Game Notes

What The Shit had six of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Ready Player One had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
What The Shit won despite starting Doug Baldwin, who scored zero points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 16.32-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did What The Shit win, but they also easily covered the 3.77-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Aaron Rodgers scored 24.94 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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