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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Guy Grenouille
1-0 113.66
97.06
 
VS
proj
Bella’s Boxers
93.16 0-1
102.86

Guy Grenouille brush off projections, knock off Bella’s Boxers in 113.66-93.16 rout

Guy Grenouille outperformed projections, rolling to a 113.66-93.16 victory over Bella’s Boxers. Guy Grenouille got out to a 22.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Drew Brees (31.56 points) and Melvin Gordon III (18.6) and never looked back. Kenny Stills (4 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (16 Pts Allowed, 327 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) did their part for Bella’s Boxers in the loss. Guy Grenouille improve to 1-0 on the season, while Bella’s Boxers fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Guy Grenouille   Bella’s Boxers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 51 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Ebron registered 11.1 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 4.57-point projection in the 34-23 loss. Ebron ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Redskins next week.
Eric Ebron

Top Player Comparison

Guy Grenouille
Points
% of total points 113.66
1
Drew Brees
QB
31.56
18.68
27.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.26
16.4%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.8
12.32
13%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
12.3
9
10.8%
Bella’s Boxers
Points
% of total points 93.16
1
Kenny Stills
WR
22.6
8.28
24.3%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
7.3
19.3%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
17
11.84
18.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
16.62
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Guy Grenouille owned a 81.56-58.96 lead. Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Guy Grenouille, while Eric Ebron had a 26-yard touchdown catch. Kenny Stills made the highlight reel for Bella’s Boxers with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for Guy Grenouille, contributing to a 113.66-74.36 lead for the team.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for Bella’s Boxers.

Points By Position

  Guy Grenouille   Bella’s Boxers

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on Guy Grenouille scored higher than their projected point totals.
Bella’s Boxers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Guy Grenouille recorded more points than their projected total, while Bella’s Boxers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 20.5-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Kenny Stills recorded 22.6 points, the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

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