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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Dog House
1-0 118.36
114.83
 
VS
proj
Firestorm
111.36 0-1
106.65

The Dog House overcome negative points, come back to beat Firestorm, 118.36-111.36

Despite negative points from the New Orleans Saints defense, The Dog House was able to persevere and earn the win, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 118.36-111.36 victory over Firestorm. The Dog House trailed 103.76-103.56 heading into Sunday night, but the team came back behind Davante Adams (14.8 points). The Dog House (1-0) will look to get another win against Cavemen, while Firestorm (0-1) will attempt to earn their first victory against Blue Skywalker.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dog House   Firestorm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brees more-than-doubled his 21.78-point projection with 49.56 points against the Buccaneers in Week 1. He passed for 439 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 48-40 loss. Brees ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

The Dog House
Points
% of total points 118.36
1
Drew Brees
QB
49.56
21.78
41.9%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.8
14.5
17.6%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.8
12.32
12.5%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
12.6
8.96
10.6%
Firestorm
Points
% of total points 111.36
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
28
16.13
25.1%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
28
12.47
25.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
24.36
21.25
21.9%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
7.6
9.36
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which The Dog House had a 103.56-99.76 lead. Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for The Dog House, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard touchdown run. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Firestorm with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for The Dog House, helping the team to a 118.36-111.36 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dog House   Firestorm

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on The Dog House exceeded their projected point totals.
Firestorm had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The Dog House managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 8.18-point projected margin of victory.
For Firestorm, the Baltimore Ravens defense scored 28 points, the highest score for a DEF this week.

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