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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Mananas
1-0 97.4
113.97
 
VS
proj
Cavemen
96.94 0-1
104.95

Offensively challenged Mananas beat Cavemen in 97.4-96.94 battle

Ranking 10th in the league in points scored for the week, Mananas were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, eeking out a 97.4-96.94 victory over Cavemen. Cavemen made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Mananas led 90.40-84.14 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 12.8 points from Cooper Kupp on Monday night for Cavemen. Mananas (1-0) will look to add to their success against Spokane Sith, while Cavemen (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against The Dog House.

Matchup Timeline

  Mananas   Cavemen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson nearly doubled his 11.09-point projection with 20.6 points against the Cardinals in Week 1. He racked up 166 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown in the 24-6 win. Peterson ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Mananas
Points
% of total points 97.4
1
Adrian Peterson
RB
20.6
11.09
21.1%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
18.3
11.01
18.8%
3
A.J. Green
WR
13.2
12.08
13.6%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
13
20.8
13.3%
Cavemen
Points
% of total points 96.94
1
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
24.29
18.8%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
15.3
15.21
15.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
12.8
7.51
13.2%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
12.2
9.55
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Mananas had a 90.40-65.90 lead. Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass for Mananas, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for Cavemen with a 22-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Mananas   Cavemen

Game Notes

Mananas won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cavemen had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Cavemen ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Mananas ranked 10th.
The matchup's 0.46-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Mananas. They got the win, but did not cover the 9.02-point projected margin of victory.

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