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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wildebeasts
1-0 86.16
114.81
 
VS
proj
Kentucky Zombie
57.24 0-1
101.22

Offensively challenged Wildebeasts come back to top Kentucky Zombie, 86.16-57.24

While they ranked only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, Wildebeasts came back for an 86.16-57.24 victory over Kentucky Zombie. Wildebeasts trailed 57.24-50.06 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind DeAndre Hopkins (8 Rec, 111 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Le'Veon Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Prater (2-2 FG, 55 long, 3-3 XP) carried the flag for Kentucky Zombie in the loss. Wildebeasts improve to 1-0 on the season, while Kentucky Zombie fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildebeasts   Kentucky Zombie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins scored 83.8% more than his 19.64-point projection with 36.1 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

Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 86.16
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
36.1
19.64
41.9%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.2
15.19
16.5%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
9.78
15.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
11.8
16.95
13.7%
Kentucky Zombie
Points
% of total points 57.24
1
Le'Veon Bell
RB
26.2
21.36
45.8%
2
Matt Prater
K
11
7.63
19.2%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
9.74
20.59
17%
4
Davante Adams
WR
7.6
18.77
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Wildebeasts, who trailed 36.50-29.16 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal for Kentucky Zombie, who trailed 50.06-47.50 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard pass for Kentucky Zombie, contributing to a 57.24-50.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wildebeasts   Kentucky Zombie

Game Notes

Only two of the seven starters on Wildebeasts scored higher than their projected point totals.
Kentucky Zombie had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Kentucky Zombie can partially blame the loss on Kyle Rudolph, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 28.92-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Wildebeasts get the win, but they also easily covered the 13.59-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Le'Veon Bell put up 26.2 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Wildebeasts
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stellar performances by DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Golladay, our squad really took that to heart this past week. We nearly quadrupled Kentucky Zombie at wide receiver (50.3 points to 13.3). Hopkins had 111 receiving yards and two TDs while Golladay logged 42 yards.
Kentucky Zombie
Hey, it's possible that Kentucky Zombie may be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 11 total targets in Week 1, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.