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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
THE CIRCLE
1-0 146
165.87
 
VS
proj
Pillage & Plunder
145 0-1
155.82

Offensively challenged THE CIRCLE come back to defeat Pillage & Plunder in 146-145 battle

With the ninth-ranked point total in the league for the week, THE CIRCLE were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, staging a comeback for a 146-145 victory over Pillage & Plunder. Trailing 128-101 heading into Monday night, THE CIRCLE came storming back behind the Los Angeles Rams defense, who allowed only 13 points, surrendered 395 yards, and intercepted 3 passes for 41 points, and Matt Prater, who made 1 of his 3 FG attempts (4 points). THE CIRCLE improve to 1-0 on the season, while Pillage & Plunder fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  THE CIRCLE   Pillage & Plunder

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Beckham Jr. scored 59.8% more than his 15.64-point projection with 25 points against the Jaguars in Week 1. He caught 11 passes for 111 yards in the 20-15 loss. Beckham Jr. ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Odell Beckham Jr.

Top Player Comparison

THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 146
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
41
30.56
28.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
29
26.02
19.9%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
25
22.66
17.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
25
15.64
17.1%
Pillage & Plunder
Points
% of total points 145
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
47
31.92
32.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25
16.28
17.2%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
23
23.33
15.9%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15
19.9
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Pillage & Plunder who claimed the lead, 123-99. Tom Brady had a 21-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE, while Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Andy Dalton made the highlight reel for Pillage & Plunder with a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Pillage & Plunder.

Points By Position

  THE CIRCLE   Pillage & Plunder

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starting players on THE CIRCLE exceeded their scoring projections.
Pillage & Plunder had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
This matchup included the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with THE CIRCLE. They won, but failed to cover the 10.05-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Philadelphia Eagles defense put up 47 points, the third-highest score for a DEF this week.

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