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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Team Champ
1-0 104.02
116.52
 
VS
proj
Goal 1 Beat Michael
93.76 0-1
120.64

Team Champ come back to top Goal 1 Beat Michael 104.02-93.76 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Team Champ did enough to beat Goal 1 Beat Michael, staging an impressive comeback for a 104.02-93.76 victory. Team Champ trailed 93.76-68.30 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Deshaun Watson (31.72 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (4). David Johnson (22.7 points) and Matt Ryan (20.56) led the charge for Goal 1 Beat Michael in the loss. Team Champ (1-0) will look to notch another win against Mrs. Cook, while Goal 1 Beat Michael (0-1) try to get their first victory against Shake n’ Baker.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Champ   Goal 1 Beat Michael

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 268 yards , running for 40 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Saints, Watson tallied 31.72 points this week. He scored 44.7% more than his 21.92-point projection in the 30-28 loss. Watson ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

Team Champ
Points
% of total points 104.02
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
31.72
21.92
30.5%
2
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
13
10.73
12.5%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.6
12.7
12.1%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.6
15.75
10.2%
Goal 1 Beat Michael
Points
% of total points 93.76
1
David Johnson
RB
22.7
17.11
24.2%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
20.56
19.1
21.9%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
14
9.46
14.9%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
10.6
15.52
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Goal 1 Beat Michael, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal to contribute to a 63.46-41.80 lead for Goal 1 Beat Michael.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Goal 1 Beat Michael, contributing to a 93.76-54.80 lead for the team.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Team Champ during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Team Champ   Goal 1 Beat Michael

Game Notes

Team Champ won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Goal 1 Beat Michael had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Goal 1 Beat Michael can partially blame the loss on the Cleveland Browns defense, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.26-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Team Champ
Three RBs, two WRs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive position players on Team Champ combined to register a healthy 418 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group was able to find paydirt in Week 1.
Goal 1 Beat Michael
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Goal 1 Beat Michael. Starting the Cleveland Browns defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up more than 104 points... we'll just assume something like this won't happen again and move on.