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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Flying Flounders
1-0 108.1
96.32
 
VS
proj
Gerbschmidt
77.29 0-1
96.4

Flying Flounders top predictions, defeat Gerbschmidt in 108.10-77.29 rout

Flying Flounders brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 108.10-77.29 victory over Gerbschmidt, who fell short of projections. This one was over before it really even started, as Flying Flounders leapt out to a 40.28-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Adam Thielen (26.33 points) and Christian McCaffrey (20.93). Lamar Jackson (31.75 points) and Younghoe Koo (9) led the charge for Gerbschmidt in defeat. Flying Flounders (1-0) will look to notch another win against Marino's Mafia, while Gerbschmidt (0-1) take on i don't know in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Flying Flounders   Gerbschmidt

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen more-than-tripled his 7.56-point projection with 26.33 points against the Packers in Week 1. He caught 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 43-34 loss. Thielen ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Flying Flounders
Points
% of total points 108.1
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26.33
7.56
24.4%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.93
14.51
19.4%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.38
22.72
18.9%
4
Chris Carson
RB
16.4
9.86
15.2%
Gerbschmidt
Points
% of total points 77.29
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
31.75
27.98
41.1%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
9
8.82
11.6%
3
Zack Moss
RB
7.8
6.8
10.1%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
7.67
7.68
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Flying Flounders who grabbed the lead, 105.90-65.62. For Flying Flounders, Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Gerbschmidt with a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Flying Flounders   Gerbschmidt

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Flying Flounders scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gerbschmidt had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Flying Flounders won despite starting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who scored zero points.
Flying Flounders recorded more points than their projected total, while Gerbschmidt fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 30.81-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Lamar Jackson put up 31.75 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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