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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
# 4 Broke My ♥
1-0 141.52
149.53
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
131.57 0-1
109.85

The Philly Specials lose to # 4 Broke My ♥ 141.52-131.57 despite beating projections

# 4 Broke My ♥ fell short of projections while The Philly Specials showed up and beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to change the result as # 4 Broke My ♥ secured a 141.52-131.57 win. The Philly Specials took a 4.15-point lead on Thursday, but # 4 Broke My ♥ held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (31.82 points) and John Brown (22.05). Carson Wentz (313 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and T.Y. Hilton (8 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for The Philly Specials in the loss. # 4 Broke My ♥ (1-0) will look to rack up another win against BallGrabbers, while The Philly Specials (0-1) will face yard crew in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  # 4 Broke My ♥   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown caught 7 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Bills beat the Jets 17-16. In doing so, he put up 22.05 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on # 4 Broke My ♥ this week. In Week 2, Brown and the Bills will square off against the Giants.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

# 4 Broke My ♥
Points
% of total points 141.52
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
31.82
23.39
22.5%
2
John Brown
WR
22.05
8.28
15.6%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
10.64
8.5%
4
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
11.75
12.66
8.3%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 131.57
1
Carson Wentz
QB
28.82
19.72
21.9%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
22.7
9.64
17.3%
3
David Johnson
RB
21.2
15.88
16.1%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
20.8
6.5
15.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was The Philly Specials who owned the lead, 82.17-78.02. Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for # 4 Broke My ♥, while John Brown had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Carson Wentz had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass for The Philly Specials, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch for The Philly Specials, helping the team to a 130.57-129.77 lead.

Points By Position

  # 4 Broke My ♥   The Philly Specials

Game Notes

# 4 Broke My ♥ won despite the fact that only six of their 14 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Despite seven of their 13 starters exceeding their projected points, The Philly Specials lost.
Was The Philly Specials even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
# 4 Broke My ♥ got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while The Philly Specials outscored their projection.
The matchup's 9.95-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with # 4 Broke My ♥. They got the W, but failed to cover the 39.68-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Carson Wentz (28.82 points) registered the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

# 4 Broke My ♥
Putting together a lineup that netted 141.52 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's tip our cap to the GM of The Philly Specials, take this win in stride, and continue pushing forward to the NFL Football Pool 2019-2020 league title.
The Philly Specials
Well, Week 1's problem isn't exactly rocket science, The Philly Specials. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 141.52 points... let's all move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again.