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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
3rd time's the charm
1-0 102.72
119.01
 
VS
proj
Better than Shane
76.64 0-1
119.27

3rd time's the charm find way to beat Better than Shane 102.72-76.64

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but 3rd time's the charm did enough to knock off Better than Shane. Predicted to fall short by a score of 119.27-119.01, 3rd time's the charm earned a 102.72-76.64 victory over Better than Shane. 3rd time's the charm never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind David Montgomery. Alvin Kamara (20.4 points) and Greg Zuerlein (15) were the leaders for Better than Shane in the loss. 3rd time's the charm (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Bakin' A Dookie 💩, while Better than Shane (0-1) will match up against WHAT AM I DOING in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  3rd time's the charm   Better than Shane

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 209 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Rams, McCaffrey registered 37.9 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 18.85-point projection in the 30-27 loss. McCaffrey ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

3rd time's the charm
Points
% of total points 102.72
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.9
18.85
36.9%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
25.02
19.16
24.4%
3
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.37
14.6%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
7.9
12.67
7.7%
Better than Shane
Points
% of total points 76.64
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.4
20.6
26.6%
2
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
9.83
19.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
10.5
7.34
13.7%
4
Jared Goff
QB
9.44
19.44
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which 3rd time's the charm became the proud owner of an 83.82-38.54 lead. For 3rd time's the charm, Carson Wentz had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for Better than Shane with a 56-yard field goal.
Monday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Monday night. For 3rd time's the charm, Wil Lutz had a 58-yard field goal. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Better than Shane with a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  3rd time's the charm   Better than Shane

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on 3rd time's the charm scored more than their projected point totals.
Better than Shane had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
3rd time's the charm won despite starting the Denver Broncos defense, who scored zero points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 26.08-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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