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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
READING BLITZ
1-0 114.82
107.14
 
VS
proj
Royal Pita
109.24 0-1
109.32

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Royal Pita fall to READING BLITZ, 114.82-109.24

Hindered by a 0-point week from Marquise Goodwin, Royal Pita was unable to overcome READING BLITZ, which emerged victorious with a 114.82-109.24 win. Royal Pita leapt out to a 30-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Jay Ajayi, who ran for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns for 20.2 points, and Julio Jones, who racked up 180 yards from scrimmage (18 points). But READING BLITZ held the lead the rest of the way, powered by from Alvin Kamara (34.1 points) and Andy Dalton (21.52). READING BLITZ (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against G7, while Royal Pita (0-1) will match up against Eponas in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  READING BLITZ   Royal Pita

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 141 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Kamara registered 34.1 points this week. He nearly doubled his 18.09-point projection in the 48-40 loss. Kamara ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

READING BLITZ
Points
% of total points 114.82
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
34.1
18.09
29.7%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
21.52
22.74
18.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
16.8
11.41
14.6%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.9
9.29
10.4%
Royal Pita
Points
% of total points 109.24
1
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
13.24
18.5%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.6
16.26
17%
3
Julio Jones
WR
18
13.65
16.5%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
14.04
24.06
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Andy Dalton had a 38-yard touchdown pass for READING BLITZ, while Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 111.52-109.24 lead for READING BLITZ.

Points By Position

  READING BLITZ   Royal Pita

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on READING BLITZ exceeded their scoring projections.
Royal Pita lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Royal Pita can partially blame the loss on Marquise Goodwin, who didn't score any points.
READING BLITZ scored more points than their projected total, while Royal Pita fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 5.58-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
For Royal Pita, Jay Ajayi scored 20.2 points, the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

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