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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
bud's Legendary Team
1-0 127.78
122.1
 
VS
proj
Paul's Perfect Team
122.84 0-1
121.7

Back-and-forth battle ends with bud's Legendary Team knocking off Paul's Perfect Team in 127.78-122.84 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, bud's Legendary Team earned a tight win over Paul's Perfect Team, eking out a 127.78-122.84 victory. Paul's Perfect Team made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. bud's Legendary Team led 119.78-111.24 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11.6 points from Jonnu Smith on Monday night for Paul's Perfect Team. bud's Legendary Team were led by Josh Allen (28.18 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (26.2). bud's Legendary Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Chubby Chasers, while Paul's Perfect Team (0-1) meet All-Proleteriat in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  bud's Legendary Team   Paul's Perfect Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Andrews (5 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 20.3 points against the Browns in Week 1. His scoring output was 52.2% more than his 13.34-point projection. Andrews ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

bud's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 127.78
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.18
20
22.1%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.2
17.98
20.5%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
20.3
13.34
15.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.1
15.5
10.3%
Paul's Perfect Team
Points
% of total points 122.84
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
29.4
13
23.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
24.95
16.6%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
8.91
12.2%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.5
14.96
11%

Points By Position

  bud's Legendary Team   Paul's Perfect Team

Game Notes

bud's Legendary Team won even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Paul's Perfect Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 4.94-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did bud's Legendary Team win, but they also covered the 0.39-point forecasted margin of victory.
For Paul's Perfect Team, Calvin Ridley recorded 29.4 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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