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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dinner Out
1-0 89.56
108.61
 
VS
proj
Smokin' Jays
57.29 0-1
106.44

Dinner Out come up short of predictions, find way to top Smokin' Jays, 89.56-57.29

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Dinner Out did enough to knock off Smokin' Jays, securing an 89.56-57.29 victory. Dinner Out grabbed a 54.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Matt Ryan (19.56 points) and Damien Williams (15.5) and never looked back. Julian Edelman (32 Pass Yds, 83 Rec Yds) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Smokin' Jays in the loss. Dinner Out (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Rodgers Neighborhood, while Smokin' Jays (0-1) will meet Spyders in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Dinner Out   Smokin' Jays

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Zuerlein (3-4 FG, 56 long, 3-3 XP) scored 11 points against the Panthers in Week 1. His scoring output was 42.5% more than his 7.72-point projection. Zuerlein ranks #1 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Saints next week.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

Dinner Out
Points
% of total points 89.56
1
Matt Ryan
QB
19.56
18.52
21.8%
2
Damien Williams
RB
15.5
14.16
17.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
12.8
15.95
14.3%
4
David Njoku
TE
11.7
8.68
13.1%
Smokin' Jays
Points
% of total points 57.29
1
Julian Edelman
WR
13.38
13.61
23.4%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10.8
15.82
18.9%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
7
7.18
12.2%
4
Cam Newton
QB
6.61
20.12
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dinner Out, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal, contributing to a 66.46-11.61 lead for Dinner Out.

Points By Position

  Dinner Out   Smokin' Jays

Game Notes

Dinner Out got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Each of the nine starters for Smokin' Jays fell below their points projection.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 32.27-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dinner Out earn the W, but they also covered the 2.17-point forecasted margin of victory.

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