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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
J's Wondrous Team
1-0 111.5
103.26
 
VS
proj
Team Schendel
75.97 0-1
112.92

Team Schendel come up short of projections, fall to J's Wondrous Team in 111.5-75.97 rout

There's no way around it, Team Schendel underdelivered, at least according to projections, as J's Wondrous Team cruised to a 111.5-75.97 victory. There was very little drama in the matchup, as J's Wondrous Team leapt out to a 64.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from Emmanuel Sanders (24.5 points) and Dion Lewis (19.5). Ezekiel Elliott (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (8 Rec, 78 Rec Yds) led the way for Team Schendel in the loss. J's Wondrous Team improve to 1-0 on the season, while Team Schendel fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  J's Wondrous Team   Team Schendel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (16 Pts Allowed, 327 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the 49ers in Week 1. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.37-point projection. The Vikings defense ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

J's Wondrous Team
Points
% of total points 111.5
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.5
10.15
22%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
19.5
10.35
17.5%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
7.37
16.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.5
13.93
14.8%
Team Schendel
Points
% of total points 75.97
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.1
18.03
21.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.1
17.15
14.6%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
11
7.57
14.5%
4
Kyle Rudolph
TE
7.6
11.08
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass for J's Wondrous Team, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch, helping J's Wondrous Team to a 111.50-46.70 lead.

Points By Position

  J's Wondrous Team   Team Schendel

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on J's Wondrous Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Team Schendel had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
J's Wondrous Team won despite starting Marquise Goodwin, who scored zero points.
J's Wondrous Team had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Team Schendel.
J's Wondrous Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Team Schendel fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 35.53-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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