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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Yobogoya!
1-0 114.95
108.55
 
VS
proj
Hug It Out Bitch
103.45 0-1
106.26

Despite top scorer Roethlisberger, Hug It Out Bitch fall to Yobogoya!, 114.95-103.45

Ben Roethlisberger had 30.35 points for Hug It Out Bitch, the best total in the matchup and fifth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Yobogoya!, who came out on top with a 114.95-103.45 win. Yobogoya! jumped out to a 31.00-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Clyde Edwards-Helaire (19.8 points) and Will Fuller V (11.2) and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (229 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (96 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 38 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Hug It Out Bitch in the loss. Yobogoya! (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Doo Doo Browns, while Hug It Out Bitch (0-1) will try to right the ship against TheGurleyBoyz.

Matchup Timeline

  Yobogoya!   Hug It Out Bitch

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 24.9 points against the Seahawks in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.19-point projection. Ridley ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Yobogoya!
Points
% of total points 114.95
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
24.9
10.19
21.7%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.15
24.01
18.4%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
14.5
17.2%
4
Chris Carson
RB
18.6
12.82
16.2%
Hug It Out Bitch
Points
% of total points 103.45
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
30.35
25.52
29.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.4
19.06
24.6%
3
Noah Fant
TE
14.1
6.68
13.6%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8.7
13.28
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Yobogoya!, contributing to a 31.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal for Hug It Out Bitch, who trailed 110.95-54.70 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Yobogoya!   Hug It Out Bitch

Game Notes

Yobogoya! had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Hug It Out Bitch had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Hug It Out Bitch (Ben Roethlisberger and Christian McCaffrey) scored more points than Calvin Ridley, the leading scorer for Yobogoya!.
Yobogoya! scored more points than their projected total, while Hug It Out Bitch failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 11.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Yobogoya! earn the W, but they also covered the 2.29-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Ben Roethlisberger put up 30.35 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Yobogoya!
Kudos to you, Yobogoya!. Nice work fielding a lineup that recorded almost 115 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Hug It Out Bitch, take this victory in stride, and continue the march towards the Punks n Drunks league title.
Hug It Out Bitch
Only one field goal on three attempts? Seems like Zane Gonzalez might have just kicked himself to the waiver wire after this performance.