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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
A Gurley Has No Name
1-0 133.83
133.86
 
VS
proj
Stone Cold Kittle
85.87 0-1
132.41

Stone Cold Kittle come up short of expectations, succumb to A Gurley Has No Name, 133.83-85.87

There's no sugarcoating it, Stone Cold Kittle underperformed, at least according to projections, as A Gurley Has No Name emerged victorious with a 133.83-85.87 victory. Stone Cold Kittle nabbed a 12.90-point lead on Thursday, but A Gurley Has No Name held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (128 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 81 Rec Yds) and Russell Wilson (196 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Odell Beckham Jr. (14.1 points) and George Kittle (13.4) carried the flag for Stone Cold Kittle in the loss. A Gurley Has No Name (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Stone Cold Kittle, while Stone Cold Kittle (0-1) try to get back on track against A Gurley Has No Name.

Matchup Timeline

  A Gurley Has No Name   Stone Cold Kittle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey more-than-doubled his 21.61-point projection with 46.9 points against the Rams in Week 1. He racked up 209 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns in the 30-27 loss. McCaffrey ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

A Gurley Has No Name
Points
% of total points 133.83
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
46.9
21.61
35%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
19.33
22.14
14.4%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
18
17.36
13.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
12.9
8.66
9.6%
Stone Cold Kittle
Points
% of total points 85.87
1
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14.1
18.48
16.4%
2
George Kittle
TE
13.4
15.57
15.6%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
12.9
13.33
15%
4
DJ Moore
WR
12.6
13.18
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joey Slye had a 52-yard field goal for Stone Cold Kittle to contribute to a 71.47-69.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson hit DK Metcalf for a 42-yard pass for A Gurley Has No Name. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 44-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 127.83-84.87 lead for A Gurley Has No Name.

Points By Position

  A Gurley Has No Name   Stone Cold Kittle

Game Notes

A Gurley Has No Name won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Stone Cold Kittle had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
A Gurley Has No Name had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Stone Cold Kittle.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 47.96-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did A Gurley Has No Name win, but they also covered the 1.45-point forecasted margin of victory.

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