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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Underground Kings
1-0 189.25
117.79
 
VS
proj
Ligers
156 0-1
128.99

Underground Kings outperform predictions, defeat Ligers, 189.25-156.00

Both teams beat projections, but Underground Kings took down Ligers, earning a 189.25-156.00 victory. Underground Kings never trailed in this one after earning a 22.25-point lead on Thursday behind Jimmy Graham (11.25 points) and Tarik Cohen (11). Marlon Mack (174 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Carson Wentz (313 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) led the way for Ligers in the loss. Underground Kings (1-0) will look to add to their success against GoldDiggers, while Ligers (0-1) take on Nick in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Underground Kings   Ligers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Watkins recorded 43.75 points this week. He more-than-quadrupled his 10.73-point projection in the 40-26 win. Watkins ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Underground Kings
Points
% of total points 189.25
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
43.75
10.73
23.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
32.5
15.63
17.2%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
32
21.63
16.9%
4
Tyrell Williams
WR
20.5
9.74
10.8%
Ligers
Points
% of total points 156
1
Marlon Mack
RB
31.25
14.88
20%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
28.5
20.41
18.3%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
28.5
14.4
18.3%
4
Alshon Jeffery
WR
20
11.07
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Underground Kings boasted a 103.00-48.50 lead. Sammy Watkins had a 68-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard touchdown catch for Underground Kings, while Derrick Henry had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Ligers with a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run for Ligers, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 119.00-98.00 after the late games.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Underground Kings, while Tyrell Williams had a 43-yard catch during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for Underground Kings.

Points By Position

  Underground Kings   Ligers

Game Notes

Underground Kings had seven of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Ligers lost despite six of their 10 starters scoring above their points projection.
Ligers can partially blame the loss on the Denver Broncos defense, who didn't score any points.
Sammy Watkins, Derrick Henry, and Deshaun Watson all scored more points than Marlon Mack, the leading scorer for Ligers.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
Underground Kings ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Ligers ranked 4th.
The matchup's 33.25-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Marlon Mack (31.25 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Underground Kings
Good job assembling a starting crew that won by over 33 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. We should tip our cap to the GM of Ligers, take this victory in stride, and continue on our way towards a fantasy title.
Ligers
Logging only one measly target this past week, it appears that the starting RBs for Ligers clearly should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to check down more often.