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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Mad Scientist
1-0 102.94
104.19
 
VS
proj
Ben's Besties
75.84 0-1
97.93

Ben's Besties fall short of predictions, fall to The Mad Scientist in 102.94-75.84 rout

There's no way around it, Ben's Besties underperformed, at least according to projections, as The Mad Scientist cruised to a 102.94-75.84 victory. Ben's Besties leapt out to a 22.8-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Julio Jones (18 points) and Zach Ertz (4.8). But it was all The Mad Scientist after that. They were led by Joe Mixon, who racked up 149 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.9 points, and Cam Newton, who passed for 161 yards and ran for 58 yards and a touchdown (18.24 points). The Mad Scientist (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Kamara Shy, while Ben's Besties (0-1) attempt to get back on track against The Minor Prophets.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mad Scientist   Ben's Besties

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 27 points, surrendering 389 yards, and forcing 3 turnovers against the Patriots, the Texans defense registered 8 points this week. They scored 65.6% more than their 4.83-point projection in the 27-20 loss. The Texans defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Houston Texans defense

Top Player Comparison

The Mad Scientist
Points
% of total points 102.94
1
Joe Mixon
RB
20.9
13.62
20.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
21.84
17.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
11.41
16.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
16.62
14.2%
Ben's Besties
Points
% of total points 75.84
1
Chris Thompson
RB
18.8
8.96
24.8%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18
13.65
23.7%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
12.04
18.06
15.9%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
11
11.22
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for The Mad Scientist to contribute to a 70.40-59.70 lead for the team.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Ben's Besties.

Points By Position

  The Mad Scientist   Ben's Besties

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on The Mad Scientist scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ben's Besties had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 27.1-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Mad Scientist win, but they also easily covered the 6.26-point projected margin of victory.

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