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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Firestorm
1-0 139.96
111.5
 
VS
proj
Kalen me Sauls
85.14 0-1
105

Firestorm knock off Kalen me Sauls in 139.96-85.14 rout

Firestorm rose to the occasion, rolling to a 139.96-85.14 victory over Kalen me Sauls, who fell short of projections. Firestorm grabbed a 17.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Chicago Bears defense and never gave it back. Josh Jacobs (85 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds) and the Buffalo Bills defense (16 Pts Allowed, 223 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) carried the flag for Kalen me Sauls in defeat. Firestorm (1-0) will look to build on their success against Slim Pickens, while Kalen me Sauls (0-1) meet The Dog House in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Firestorm   Kalen me Sauls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson more-than-doubled his 22.57-point projection with 45.56 points against the Dolphins in Week 1. He passed for 324 yards and 5 touchdowns in the 59-10 win. Jackson ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Firestorm
Points
% of total points 139.96
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
45.56
22.57
32.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
14.5
18.6%
3
David Johnson
RB
19.7
14.71
14.1%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
17
10.66
12.1%
Kalen me Sauls
Points
% of total points 85.14
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
23.3
10.75
27.4%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
18
9.8
21.1%
3
Delanie Walker
TE
17.5
6.43
20.6%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
9.74
22.14
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had an 83-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard touchdown pass for Firestorm, helping the team to a 105.86-44.30 lead.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Firestorm, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 135.96-52.10 lead for Firestorm.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard pass for Kalen me Sauls, who trailed 139.96-61.84 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Firestorm   Kalen me Sauls

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Firestorm scored higher than their projected point totals.
Kalen me Sauls had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Firestorm put up more points than their projected total, while Kalen me Sauls fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 54.82-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Firestorm get the W, but they also easily covered the 6.5-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Firestorm
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to an awesome performance by Lamar Jackson, we royally dominated Kalen me Sauls at the quarterback position this past week (45.56 points to 9.74). Jackson went 17-for-20 for 324 yards and five TDs in a 59-10 win over the Dolphins.
Kalen me Sauls
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Ben Roethlisberger against the Patriots this week. Zero wins and one loss for Kalen me Sauls on the 2019 season. I'm usually pretty old-fashioned when it comes to all these fancy numbers and stuff... but the internal analytics staff keeps telling me that this is the kind of "correlation" we gotta stay away from.