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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
For_Champion
1-0 79.42
99.69
 
VS
proj
Cardinalllll
72.62 0-1
88.82

Offensively challenged For_Champion come back to knock off Cardinalllll, 79.42-72.62

Despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, For_Champion came back to earn a 79.42-72.62 victory over Cardinalllll. Despite trailing 51.02-40.12 heading into Monday night, For_Champion roared back behind Josh Jacobs (85 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds) and Michael Thomas (10 Rec, 123 Rec Yds). Mark Andrews (8 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Wil Lutz (3-4 FG, 58 long, 3-3 XP) led the charge for Cardinalllll in defeat. For_Champion (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Jaymin, while Cardinalllll (0-1) will try to right the ship against lawrence's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  For_Champion   Cardinalllll

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jacobs more-than-doubled his 10.75-point projection with 23.3 points against the Broncos in Week 1. He racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns in the 24-16 win. Jacobs ranks #49 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Josh Jacobs

Top Player Comparison

For_Champion
Points
% of total points 79.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.32
23.55
34.4%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
23.3
10.75
29.3%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
12.3
12.22
15.5%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
5.6
10.15
7.1%
Cardinalllll
Points
% of total points 72.62
1
Mark Andrews
TE
16.8
5.69
23.1%
2
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.37
20.7%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12.92
20.26
17.8%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.1
14.05
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for Cardinalllll, helping Cardinalllll to a 12.92-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for For_Champion, who trailed 39.82-34.52 after the early action.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 58-yard field goal for Cardinalllll.

Points By Position

  For_Champion   Cardinalllll

Game Notes

For_Champion won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Cardinalllll had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
For_Champion ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Cardinalllll ranked 14th.
The matchup's 6.8-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with For_Champion. They got the win, but did not cover the 10.87-point projected margin of victory.
For Cardinalllll, Mark Andrews (16.8 points) posted the third-best score for a TE this week.

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