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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Josh's Team
1-0 93.72
116.49
 
VS
proj
Danny's Dandy Team
88.12 0-1
116.43

Offensively challenged Josh's Team come back to knock off Danny's Dandy Team, 93.72-88.12

Josh's Team came from behind for a 93.72-88.12 victory over Danny's Dandy Team despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Despite trailing 88.12-61.00 heading into Monday night, Josh's Team charged back behind Deshaun Watson (30.72 points) and the Houston Texans defense (2). Carson Wentz (313 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and David Johnson (82 Rush Yds, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Danny's Dandy Team in defeat. Josh's Team (1-0) will look to build on their success against Debo, while Danny's Dandy Team (0-1) try to right the ship against Mr big puff.

Matchup Timeline

  Josh's Team   Danny's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 33-3 win over the Steelers, Gostkowski scored 16 points to beat his 9.19-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Josh's Team this week. Next week, Gostkowski will play the Dolphins.
Stephen Gostkowski

Top Player Comparison

Josh's Team
Points
% of total points 93.72
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.72
21.05
32.8%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.19
17.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.1
15.9
12.9%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
9.7
10.47
10.3%
Danny's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 88.12
1
Carson Wentz
QB
25.02
19.16
28.4%
2
David Johnson
RB
22.7
17.05
25.8%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
12.2
8.16
13.8%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
10.3
11.84
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass for Danny's Dandy Team, contributing to a 51.92-32.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Danny's Dandy Team to contribute to an 88.12-42.80 lead for the team.
Monday
Deshaun Watson had a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run for Josh's Team on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Josh's Team   Danny's Dandy Team

Game Notes

Josh's Team won even though only two of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Danny's Dandy Team had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Danny's Dandy Team ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Josh's Team ranked 11th.
The matchup's 5.6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Josh's Team win, but they also covered the 0.06-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Carson Wentz registered 25.02 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

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