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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Alvin Instant Kamara
1-0 190
175.83
 
VS
proj
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
151 0-1
166.35

Alvin Instant Kamara top Pit Bull Blood Dogs, 190-151

Alvin Instant Kamara earned a hard-fought win over Pit Bull Blood Dogs, emerging victorious with a 190-151 victory. Pit Bull Blood Dogs leapt out to a 10-point lead on Thursday, but Alvin Instant Kamara held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Drew Brees (49 points) and Alvin Kamara (45), while the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (48 points) and David Johnson (17) did their part for Pit Bull Blood Dogs in the loss. Alvin Instant Kamara improve to 1-0 on the season, while Pit Bull Blood Dogs fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Alvin Instant Kamara   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers, Thomas scored 44 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 19.61-point projection in the 48-40 loss. Thomas ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Alvin Instant Kamara
Points
% of total points 190
1
Drew Brees
QB
49
24.32
25.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
45
23.48
23.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
44
19.61
23.2%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
17
10.99
8.9%
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
Points
% of total points 151
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
48
36.15
31.8%
2
David Johnson
RB
17
23.32
11.3%
3
Jordan Reed
TE
14
11.01
9.3%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
14
25.31
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Alvin Instant Kamara, helping the team to a 160.00-134.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Alvin Instant Kamara   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

Game Notes

Alvin Instant Kamara won despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Pit Bull Blood Dogs had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Alvin Instant Kamara recorded more points than their projected total, while Pit Bull Blood Dogs fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 39-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Alvin Instant Kamara earn the W, but they also easily covered the 9.48-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense recorded 48 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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