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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Streamwood Steamers
1-0 126
90.66
 
VS
proj
Melonville LaRues
80 0-1
93.16

Streamwood Steamers come back to win against Melonville LaRues in 126-80 rout

Streamwood Steamers rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 126-80 victory over Melonville LaRues, who fell short of projections. Melonville LaRues got out to a 1-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Streamwood Steamers after that. They were led by Deshaun Watson, who passed for 268 yards , ran for 40 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 39 points, and Austin Ekeler, who racked up 154 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns (35 points). Dalvin Cook (111 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Tyler Lockett (1 Rec, 44 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Melonville LaRues in defeat. Streamwood Steamers (1-0) will look to build on their success against Miami Mini, while Melonville LaRues (0-1) take on SATX Moonmen in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Streamwood Steamers   Melonville LaRues

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler more-than-tripled his 10.55-point projection with 35 points against the Colts in Week 1. He racked up 154 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns in the 30-24 win. Ekeler will face the Lions next week.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Streamwood Steamers
Points
% of total points 126
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
39
27.49
31%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
35
10.55
27.8%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
16
5.67
12.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
12
11.66
9.5%
Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 80
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23
14.35
28.8%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
13
8.87
16.3%
3
Damien Williams
RB
11
10.8
13.8%
4
Harrison Butker
K
11
7.29
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 47-yard catch for Melonville LaRues, helping Melonville LaRues to a 5-4 lead.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Melonville LaRues, contributing to a 67-40 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Melonville LaRues emerged with an 80-75 lead. For Streamwood Steamers, Austin Ekeler had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Melonville LaRues with a 44-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Streamwood Steamers on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Streamwood Steamers   Melonville LaRues

Game Notes

Streamwood Steamers had six of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Melonville LaRues had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Melonville LaRues could have used points from the Los Angeles Chargers defense and Eric Ebron, as both put up goose eggs.
Streamwood Steamers scored more points than their projected total, while Melonville LaRues fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 46-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
For Melonville LaRues, Dalvin Cook (23 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Streamwood Steamers
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by an awesome performance from Deshaun Watson, we royally dominated Melonville LaRues at the quarterback position this past week (39 points to 7). Watson went 20-for-30 for 268 yards, three TDs, and an INT in a 30-28 loss to the Saints.
Melonville LaRues
It's entirely possible that Melonville LaRues might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating only 14 targets combined this past week, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently made the bulk of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.