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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Truther Bust
1-0 129.34
153.74
 
VS
proj
Foot Circumcision
126.22 0-1
150.9

Truther Bust fall short of predictions, find way to top Foot Circumcision in 129.34-126.22 battle

Both teams fell short of expectations, but Truther Bust did enough to take down Foot Circumcision, narrowly earning a 129.34-126.22 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Truther Bust led 129.34-75.50 heading into Monday night. Foot Circumcision came roaring back behind Deshaun Watson (268 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 40 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Duke Johnson (57 Rush Yds, 33 Rec Yds). Truther Bust were led by Le'Veon Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Damien Williams (26 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 39 Rec Yds). Truther Bust improve to 1-0 on the season, while Foot Circumcision fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Truther Bust   Foot Circumcision

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.2 points against the Bills in Week 1. His scoring output was 27.5% more than his 18.98-point projection. Bell ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Le'Veon Bell

Top Player Comparison

Truther Bust
Points
% of total points 129.34
1
Le'Veon Bell
RB
24.2
18.98
18.7%
2
Damien Williams
RB
18.5
17.03
14.3%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
15.3
13.06
11.8%
4
Jared Goff
QB
11.44
24.01
8.8%
Foot Circumcision
Points
% of total points 126.22
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
38.72
27.25
30.7%
2
The New York Jets defense
DEF
23.5
10.98
18.6%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
15.1
18.83
12%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
12
14.39
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Truther Bust emerged with a 108.04-75.50 lead. For Truther Bust, Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for Foot Circumcision with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Truther Bust, contributing to a 129.34-75.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Foot Circumcision.

Points By Position

  Truther Bust   Foot Circumcision

Game Notes

Truther Bust emerged victorious even though only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Foot Circumcision had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Foot Circumcision can partially blame the loss on Geronimo Allison, who didn't score any points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Foot Circumcision ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Truther Bust ranked 9th.
The matchup's 3.12-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Truther Bust get the win, but they also covered the 2.84-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Deshaun Watson (38.72 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Truther Bust
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Foot Circumcision at the wide receiver position (43.8 points to 19).
Foot Circumcision
Unless Foot Circumcision wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting many chances" doesn't fly as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 23 targets in Week 1. With only 13 total catches, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.