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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dark Buccaneers
1-0 124.68
119.98
 
VS
proj
Raising Cardinals
87.16 0-1
116.07

Raising Cardinals fall to Dark Buccaneers in 124.68-87.16 rout

Raising Cardinals were unable to bring their A game, as Dark Buccaneers cruised to a 124.68-87.16 victory. Dark Buccaneers got out to an 18.40-point lead on Thursday behind David Johnson and never let go of it. Tom Brady (239 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Kenyan Drake (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for Raising Cardinals in the loss. Dark Buccaneers (1-0) will look to build on their success against MILLER'S KILLERS, while Raising Cardinals (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against Podolí Spartans.

Matchup Timeline

  Dark Buccaneers   Raising Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Raiders, Slye registered 12 points this week. He scored 42.9% more than his 8.4-point projection in the 34-30 loss. Slye ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Joey Slye

Top Player Comparison

Dark Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 124.68
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.18
20
22.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
20.2
16.09
16.2%
3
David Johnson
RB
18.4
13.45
14.8%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.7
13.87
10.2%
Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 87.16
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.46
19.76
25.8%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.5
14.96
15.5%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
13.1
12.33
15%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
12.6
12.29
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Dark Buccaneers emerged with a 109.78-24.10 lead. For Dark Buccaneers, Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch. Marquise Brown made the highlight reel for Raising Cardinals with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dark Buccaneers   Raising Cardinals

Game Notes

Dark Buccaneers had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Raising Cardinals had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dark Buccaneers recorded more points than their projected total, while Raising Cardinals failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 37.52-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dark Buccaneers earn the W, but they also easily covered the 3.9-point predicted margin of victory.

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