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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
RollTide88
1-0 118.1
105.2
 
VS
proj
Royal Pita
83.22 0-1
104.62

RollTide88 defeat Royal Pita in 118.10-83.22 rout

RollTide88 showed up, cruising to a 118.10-83.22 victory over Royal Pita, who fell short of projections. Royal Pita earned a 19.42-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 203 yards and a touchdown for 14.92 points, and David Montgomery, who racked up 45 yards from scrimmage (4.5 points). But it was all RollTide88 after that. They were led by Dak Prescott, who passed for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 41.4 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.1 points). RollTide88 (1-0) will look to notch another win against west36fan's Team, while Royal Pita (0-1) attempt to generate some positive momentum against Bdjml Customs.

Matchup Timeline

  RollTide88   Royal Pita

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins scored 78.7% more than his 12.93-point projection with 23.1 points against the Saints in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 30-28 loss. Hopkins ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

RollTide88
Points
% of total points 118.1
1
Dak Prescott
QB
41.4
23.34
35.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.1
12.93
19.6%
3
Chris Carson
RB
18.1
13.76
15.3%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
7.4
13.43
6.3%
Royal Pita
Points
% of total points 83.22
1
Keenan Allen
WR
18.3
10.57
22%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.92
24.08
17.9%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
12.3
12.22
14.8%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
11
5.33
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for Royal Pita, helping to stake Royal Pita to a 19.42-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was RollTide88 who emerged with the lead, 91.00-66.92. For RollTide88, Dak Prescott had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for Royal Pita with a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  RollTide88   Royal Pita

Game Notes

RollTide88 won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Royal Pita had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
RollTide88 scored more points than their projected total, while Royal Pita failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 34.88-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did RollTide88 earn the win, but they also covered the 0.58-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Keenan Allen (18.3 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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