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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
casinodave.com
1-0 212.6
161.56
 
VS
proj
Valyrian Steelers
193.62 0-1
150.45

casinodave.com come back to knock off Valyrian Steelers, 212.60-193.62

Both teams stepped up, but casinodave.com got the best of Valyrian Steelers, rallying to earn a 212.60-193.62 victory. casinodave.com trailed 190.32-188.70 heading into Monday night, but the team staged a comeback behind Alvin Kamara (23.9 points). Carson Wentz (313 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Evan Engram (11 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Valyrian Steelers in defeat. casinodave.com (1-0) will look to build on their success against Holy Smokers, while Valyrian Steelers (0-1) try to earn their first W against Underperformers Inc..

Matchup Timeline

  casinodave.com   Valyrian Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Jaguars, Watkins scored 46.8 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 12.33-point projection in the 40-26 win. Watkins ranks #99 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

casinodave.com
Points
% of total points 212.6
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
46.8
12.33
22%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
41.4
22.78
19.5%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
28.7
12.83
13.5%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.9
23.39
11.2%
Valyrian Steelers
Points
% of total points 193.62
1
Carson Wentz
QB
31.02
22.86
16%
2
Evan Engram
TE
28.6
12.66
14.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
18.51
13.4%
4
David Johnson
RB
25.7
19.4
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Valyrian Steelers who took the lead, 111.72-74.00. For casinodave.com, Sammy Watkins had a 68-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard touchdown catch. Carson Wentz had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass for Valyrian Steelers, while John Brown had a 38-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Valyrian Steelers who claimed the lead, 180.32-175.50. For casinodave.com, Dak Prescott had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Valyrian Steelers with a 27-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for casinodave.com during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  casinodave.com   Valyrian Steelers

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starters on casinodave.com scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite seven of their 11 starters exceeding their projected points, Valyrian Steelers lost.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Valyrian Steelers ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while casinodave.com ranked 2nd.
The matchup's 18.98-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did casinodave.com earn the W, but they also covered the 11.11-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Carson Wentz scored 31.02 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

casinodave.com
Deploying a lineup that produced 212.6 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. Let's take this W in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Valyrian Steelers, and continue marching forward to a fantasy title.
Valyrian Steelers
We'd suggest that you use this loss as a learning experience and try to re-focus for next week, Valyrian Steelers. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and configure the most-potent possible lineup in Week 2.