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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Baker's Dirty Dozen
1-0 130.56
109.77
 
VS
proj
Wizards
120.58 0-1
117.51

Baker's Dirty Dozen come back to defeat Wizards, 130.56-120.58

Baker's Dirty Dozen brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, coming back for a 130.56-120.58 victory over Wizards. Despite trailing 120.58-103.56 heading into Monday night, Baker's Dirty Dozen charged back behind Josh Jacobs, who racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 23.3 points, and Jared Cook, who caught 2 passes for 37 yards (3.7 points). Austin Ekeler (58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 96 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (10 Pts Allowed, 200 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Wizards in defeat. Baker's Dirty Dozen (1-0) will look to notch another W against Haskins our Savior!, while Wizards (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against BGMoney II.

Matchup Timeline

  Baker's Dirty Dozen   Wizards

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mack (174 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 29.4 points in a 30-24 lost to the Chargers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.71-point projection. Mack ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

Baker's Dirty Dozen
Points
% of total points 130.56
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
29.76
21.63
22.8%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
29.4
10.71
22.5%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
23.3
10.69
17.8%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14.8
14.41
11.3%
Wizards
Points
% of total points 120.58
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.4
12.22
27.7%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
19.52
19.86
16.2%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
18.6
10.77
15.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.3
14.17
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for Wizards to contribute to a 14.86-0.00 lead for Wizards.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for Baker's Dirty Dozen, who trailed 56.28-45.96 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Wizards owned a 120.58-88.76 lead. Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run for Baker's Dirty Dozen, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Wizards, while Austin Ekeler had a 55-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Baker's Dirty Dozen   Wizards

Game Notes

Baker's Dirty Dozen got the W even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Wizards had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 9.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
For Wizards, Austin Ekeler registered 33.4 points, the third-best score in the league this week.

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