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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Vultures
1-0 218.7
147
 
VS
proj
Steel Reign
199.45 0-1
148.25

Vultures knock off Steel Reign, 218.70-199.45

Both teams beat projections, but it was Vultures who got the win, coming out on top with a 218.70-199.45 victory over Steel Reign. Vultures grabbed an early 17.20-point lead on Thursday. Steel Reign bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Derrick Henry (28.9 points) and Delanie Walker (22.5). Unphased, Vultures pulled it together later that afternoon, as John Ross III (34.8 points) and T.Y. Hilton (28.7) put them back ahead once and for all. Vultures (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Warm Bodies, while Steel Reign (0-1) will face Cocks in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Vultures   Steel Reign

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ross III caught 7 passes for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bengals lost to the Seahawks 21-20. In doing so, he put up 34.8 points to more-than-triple his 10.27-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Vultures this week. Ross III will square off against the 49ers in Week 2.
John Ross III

Top Player Comparison

Vultures
Points
% of total points 218.7
1
DeSean Jackson
WR
35.4
10.85
16.2%
2
John Ross III
WR
34.8
10.27
15.9%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
28.7
12.83
13.1%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
28.7
22.63
13.1%
Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 199.45
1
Dak Prescott
QB
45.45
25.37
22.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
31.1
19.52
15.6%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
28.9
13.02
14.5%
4
Delanie Walker
TE
22.5
10.18
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Steel Reign had a 102.20-52.60 lead. For Vultures, DeSean Jackson had a 53-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard touchdown catch. Derrick Henry made the highlight reel for Steel Reign with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Vultures who emerged with the lead, 190.30-147.65. Kyler Murray had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Vultures, while John Ross III had a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Steel Reign with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Latavius Murray had a 30-yard touchdown run for Vultures on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Vultures   Steel Reign

Game Notes

Eight of the 11 starters on Vultures scored higher than their projected point totals.
Steel Reign lost despite six of their 11 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Steel Reign can partially blame the loss on Geronimo Allison, who didn't score any points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 19.25-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Dak Prescott recorded 45.45 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Vultures
Kudos to you, Vultures. Good work assembling a team that won by more than 19 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Steel Reign, take this victory in stride, and continue on our way towards the OklahomIraqis League AFC championship.
Steel Reign
Luckily, this week's problem was pretty easy to spot, Steel Reign. Choosing to start Geronimo Allison in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.