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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Thielen my Chubb
1-0 170
106.13
 
VS
proj
My Cousins' Team
105 0-1
107.4

Thielen my Chubb top predictions, earn win against My Cousins' Team in 170-105 rout

Thielen my Chubb brought their A game and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 170-105 victory over My Cousins' Team, who fell short of projections. Thielen my Chubb earned a 4-point lead on Thursday behind Mason Crosby and never looked back. Philip Rivers (29 points) and David Johnson (19) led the charge for My Cousins' Team in the loss. Thielen my Chubb (1-0) will look to earn another win against The Royce of Breeson, while My Cousins' Team (0-1) will match up against dongRapers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Thielen my Chubb   My Cousins' Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins (9 Rec, 198 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 37 points against the Jaguars in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 7.62-point projection. Watkins ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Thielen my Chubb
Points
% of total points 170
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
37
7.62
21.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
33
17.72
19.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
22
8.91
12.9%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20
8.07
11.8%
My Cousins' Team
Points
% of total points 105
1
Philip Rivers
QB
29
21.56
27.6%
2
David Johnson
RB
19
13.25
18.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
15
21.2
14.3%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
6.52
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Thielen my Chubb emerged with a 76-36 lead. Sammy Watkins had a 68-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard touchdown catch for Thielen my Chubb, while Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for My Cousins' Team with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Thielen my Chubb who took the lead, 148-95. For Thielen my Chubb, Matthew Stafford had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass. Philip Rivers had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for My Cousins' Team, while David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Thielen my Chubb   My Cousins' Team

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 10) of the starters on Thielen my Chubb exceeded their projected point totals.
My Cousins' Team had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Thielen my Chubb won despite starting the Denver Broncos defense, who scored zero points.
Thielen my Chubb put up more points than their projected total, while My Cousins' Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 65-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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