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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
matt's Optimal Team
1-0 116.74
125.07
 
VS
proj
DONALD B's Team
94.62 0-1
117.25

DONALD B's Team fall short of expectations, lose to matt's Optimal Team in 116.74-94.62 rout

DONALD B's Team were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point total, as matt's Optimal Team cruised to a 116.74-94.62 victory. matt's Optimal Team got out to an 8.90-point lead on Thursday behind Tarik Cohen and never looked back. Tom Brady (341 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Le'Veon Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for DONALD B's Team in defeat. matt's Optimal Team (1-0) will look to build on their success against bill's Wondrous Team, while DONALD B's Team (0-1) will take on Cruz Cartel in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  matt's Optimal Team   DONALD B's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Rams in Week 1, McCaffrey racked up 209 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 37.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on matt's Optimal Team this week. Next week, McCaffrey will battle the Buccaneers.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

matt's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 116.74
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.9
18.85
32.5%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
17.3
15.81
14.8%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
16.64
20.43
14.3%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.17
13.7%
DONALD B's Team
Points
% of total points 94.62
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.64
20.88
27.1%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
20.2
16.32
21.3%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
13.38
12.92
14.1%
4
Robbie Gould
K
12
8.94
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for matt's Optimal Team, helping the team to an 83.44-55.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for DONALD B's Team, who trailed 99.44-94.62 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  matt's Optimal Team   DONALD B's Team

Game Notes

matt's Optimal Team won even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
DONALD B's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DONALD B's Team could have used points from the Cleveland Browns defense and Kyle Rudolph, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 22.12-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did matt's Optimal Team win, but they also easily covered the 7.82-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tom Brady recorded 25.64 points, the third-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

matt's Optimal Team
Good work assembling a lineup that won by over 22 points this past week. We took care of business and did what had to be done. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to what will surely be a formidable matchup in Week 2.
DONALD B's Team
Unless DONALD B's Team wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not getting enough opportunities" won't cut it as an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, two TE) collectively got a whopping 25 targets in Week 1. With just 13 total receptions, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.