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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Miami Mini
1-0 86
94.1
 
VS
proj
plano tiburon
77 0-1
91.59

plano tiburon succumb to Miami Mini, 86-77

There's no easy way to say it, plano tiburon underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Miami Mini secured an 86-77 victory. plano tiburon took a 3-point lead on Thursday, but Miami Mini held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mark Ingram II (22 points) and Larry Fitzgerald (17). Patrick Mahomes (42 points) and Stephen Gostkowski (11) carried the flag for plano tiburon in the loss. Miami Mini (1-0) will look to add to their success against Streamwood Steamers, while plano tiburon (0-1) take on Springfield Atoms in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Miami Mini   plano tiburon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Fitzgerald registered 17 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 5.99-point projection in the 27-27 tie. Fitzgerald ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Larry Fitzgerald

Top Player Comparison

Miami Mini
Points
% of total points 86
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
22
10.29
25.6%
2
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
17
5.99
19.8%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
13
9.07
15.1%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
11
24.65
12.8%
plano tiburon
Points
% of total points 77
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
42
30.2
54.5%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
11
7.08
14.3%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
9
8.67
11.7%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
5
6
6.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which plano tiburon had a 49-31 lead. For Miami Mini, Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for plano tiburon with a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 45-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Miami Mini, contributing to a 62-49 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Miami Mini, while Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard pass, helping Miami Mini to an 86-69 lead.

Points By Position

  Miami Mini   plano tiburon

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Miami Mini scored more than their projected point totals.
plano tiburon had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
plano tiburon can partially blame the loss on Dante Pettis, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Miami Mini win, but they also covered the 2.51-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes recorded 42 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Miami Mini
This sport is all about creating mismatches. Not only did we triple plano tiburon at WR (33 points to 10), we also tripled them at RB (28 to 8).
plano tiburon
Logging just a couple of targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for plano tiburon should work to smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to start checking down more often.