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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Big Baller Bastards
1-0 87.06
107.39
 
VS
proj
Scar's Squad
70.1 0-1
112.55

Offensively challenged Big Baller Bastards top Scar's Squad, 87.06-70.10

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Big Baller Bastards were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, earning an 87.06-70.10 victory over Scar's Squad. Big Baller Bastards never trailed in this one after earning a 3.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Josh Allen (17.96 points) and Calvin Ridley (14.4). Le'Veon Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Baker Mayfield (285 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Scar's Squad in the loss. Big Baller Bastards (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Manchester Mercs, while Scar's Squad (0-1) will try to generate some positive momentum against Brian's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Baller Bastards   Scar's Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller caught 7 passes for 70 yards as the Raiders beat the Broncos 24-16. In doing so, he put up 10.5 points and scored 43.1% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Big Baller Bastards this week. Waller will face the Chiefs in Week 2.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Big Baller Bastards
Points
% of total points 87.06
1
Josh Allen
QB
17.96
17.58
20.6%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
14.4
10.49
16.5%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
9.65
13.8%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
10.9
11.28
12.5%
Scar's Squad
Points
% of total points 70.1
1
Le'Veon Bell
RB
20.2
16.32
28.8%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
12.4
20.92
17.7%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10.8
15.82
15.4%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
8
9.84
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Big Baller Bastards, while Calvin Ridley had a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping Big Baller Bastards to a 44.96-41.50 lead.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Big Baller Bastards, helping the team to a 76.56-59.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Big Baller Bastards   Scar's Squad

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Big Baller Bastards scored more than their projected point totals.
Scar's Squad had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Scar's Squad can partially blame the loss on the Cleveland Browns defense, who didn't score any points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 16.96-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Big Baller Bastards
Kudos to you, Big Baller Bastards. Deploying a lineup that won by almost 17 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum rolling as we head into what's sure to be a particularly tough Week 2 matchup.
Scar's Squad
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, Scar's Squad. Starting the Cleveland Browns defense in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up more than 87 points... let's try to move forward with a full deck of cards next time.