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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Stupid and Delicious
1-0 85.74
107.03
 
VS
proj
Beast Load
72.14 0-1
89.38

Back-and-forth battle ends with Stupid and Delicious coming back to knock off Beast Load, 85.74-72.14

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Stupid and Delicious earned a come-from-behind win over Beast Load, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 85.74-72.14 victory. Stupid and Delicious trailed 72.14-56.2 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Todd Gurley II (20.7 points) and Matthew Stafford (7.04). Stupid and Delicious (1-0) will look to add to their success against Kap is a Capitalist, while Beast Load (0-1) meet foreskinhoney in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Stupid and Delicious   Beast Load

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Evans recorded 20.7 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 9.57-point projection in the 48-40 win. Evans ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Stupid and Delicious
Points
% of total points 85.74
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
20.7
20.25
24.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
20.7
9.57
24.1%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
17
9.22
19.8%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
9
11.31
10.5%
Beast Load
Points
% of total points 72.14
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.29
34.6%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.3
11.01
22.6%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
13.8
9.13
19.1%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
5.5
9.14
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Stupid and Delicious who emerged with the lead, 56.20-41.70. For Stupid and Delicious, Mike Evans had a 50-yard touchdown catch. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for Beast Load with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Beast Load, helping the team to a 72.14-56.2 lead.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Stupid and Delicious during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Stupid and Delicious   Beast Load

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Stupid and Delicious scored more than their point projections.
Beast Load had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Beast Load can partially blame the loss on Ronald Jones II, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Beast Load ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Stupid and Delicious ranked 7th.
The matchup's 13.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Stupid and Delicious. They got the win, but did not cover the 17.65-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers put up 24.94 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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