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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Sepulcher of Doom
1-0 144.41
165.97
 
VS
proj
socioPathogens
120.81 0-1
157.99

Sepulcher of Doom come up short of expectations, find way to top socioPathogens, 144.41-120.81

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Sepulcher of Doom did enough to beat socioPathogens. Predicted to win by a score of 165.97-157.99, Sepulcher of Doom earned a 144.41-120.81 victory over socioPathogens. Sepulcher of Doom never trailed in this one after taking a 17.88-point lead on Thursday behind Tarik Cohen. Mark Ingram II (27.7 points) and Amari Cooper (23.83) were the top performers for socioPathogens in the loss. Sepulcher of Doom (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Barter's Bulls, while socioPathogens (0-1) face 4-Ace's in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Sepulcher of Doom   socioPathogens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 5 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Titans, Garrett registered 16.5 points this week. He scored 55.5% more than his 10.61-point projection in the 43-13 loss. Garrett ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Jets next week.
Myles Garrett

Top Player Comparison

Sepulcher of Doom
Points
% of total points 144.41
1
Le'Veon Bell
RB
30.17
26.16
20.9%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
17.88
17.12
12.4%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
16.5
10.61
11.4%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
16.42
19.36
11.4%
socioPathogens
Points
% of total points 120.81
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
27.7
20.88
22.9%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
23.83
17.07
19.7%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
23
8.71
19%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
13.5
6.89
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run for socioPathogens, who trailed 116.08-56.10 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for socioPathogens, who trailed 138.08-97.31 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Sepulcher of Doom   socioPathogens

Game Notes

Sepulcher of Doom got the W even though only six of their 13 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
socioPathogens had only six of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Sepulcher of Doom won despite having two starters (Denzel Ward and Michael Badgley) score zero points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 23.6-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Sepulcher of Doom get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.98-point forecasted margin of victory.

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