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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
No Mercy
1-0 249.9
254.93
 
VS
proj
One--Eyed--Willie
243.53 0-1
224.65

Despite top scorer Jacobs, One--Eyed--Willie fall to No Mercy in 249.90-243.53 battle

Josh Jacobs accumulated 46.45 points for One--Eyed--Willie, the best total in the matchup and fourth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple No Mercy, who narrowly earned a 249.90-243.53 win. One--Eyed--Willie made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. No Mercy led 235.50-215.93 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 27.6 points from JuJu Smith-Schuster on Monday night for One--Eyed--Willie. No Mercy were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 45 yards for 45.45 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 14 passes for 151 yards (37.4 points). No Mercy improve to 1-0 on the season, while One--Eyed--Willie fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  No Mercy   One--Eyed--Willie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 151 yards against the 49ers, Hopkins scored 37.4 points this week. He nearly doubled his 19.18-point projection in the 24-20 win. Hopkins ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

No Mercy
Points
% of total points 249.9
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
45.45
39.89
18.2%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
37.4
19.18
15%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
21.3
17.53
8.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.2
17.5
8.1%
One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 243.53
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
46.45
25.32
19.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.8
34.03
15.5%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
32.45
35.41
13.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
27.6
18.66
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard pass for No Mercy, while DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 160.60-147.08 lead for No Mercy.

Points By Position

  No Mercy   One--Eyed--Willie

Game Notes

No Mercy got the W despite the fact that only six of their 16 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
One--Eyed--Willie had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as No Mercy had one starter score zero points, while One--Eyed--Willie had two.
No Mercy got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while One--Eyed--Willie outscored their projection.
The matchup's 6.37-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
No Mercy managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 30.28-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Jacobs (46.45 points) registered the highest score for a RB this week.

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