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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dark Buccaneers
1-0 70.32
102.44
 
VS
proj
Arians's Hats
59.82 0-1
103.21

Offensively challenged Dark Buccaneers defeat Arians's Hats, 70.32-59.82

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Dark Buccaneers were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, emerging victorious with a 70.32-59.82 victory over Arians's Hats. Arians's Hats earned a 0.30-point lead on Thursday, but Dark Buccaneers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Saquon Barkley (13.9 points) and Aaron Rodgers (12.92). Alvin Kamara (16.9 points) and Todd Gurley II (10.1) were the leaders for Arians's Hats in the loss. Dark Buccaneers (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against TJKP, while Arians's Hats (0-1) try to get back on track against Fail of the Draft.

Matchup Timeline

  Dark Buccaneers   Arians's Hats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater (2-2 FG, 55 long, 3-3 XP) scored 11 points against the Cardinals in Week 1. His scoring output was 33.8% more than his 8.22-point projection. Prater ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 70.32
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
13.9
18.28
19.8%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12.92
20.26
18.4%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
11.3
9.3
16.1%
4
Matt Prater
K
11
8.22
15.6%
Arians's Hats
Points
% of total points 59.82
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.9
17.81
28.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
10.1
14.05
16.9%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
9.22
20.02
15.4%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
6.3
9.14
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for Dark Buccaneers, who trailed 13.22-12.92 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Dark Buccaneers, who trailed 26.52-23.92 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 59-yard run for Dark Buccaneers, while Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal to contribute to a 70.32-42.92 lead for Dark Buccaneers.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Arians's Hats.

Points By Position

  Dark Buccaneers   Arians's Hats

Game Notes

Dark Buccaneers won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
All nine starters for Arians's Hats fell below their points projection.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 10.5-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

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