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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
1-0 179.65
149.19
 
VS
proj
Norman Nobodies
121.95 0-1
150.14

Roughnecks knock off Norman Nobodies in 179.65-121.95 rout

Roughnecks exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 179.65-121.95 victory over Norman Nobodies, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as Roughnecks leapt out to a 36.45-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Patrick Mahomes and Will Fuller V. Mahomes passed for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns for 28.55 points, while Fuller V caught 8 passes for 112 yards (19.2 points). DeAndre Hopkins (14 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) and John Brown (6 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Norman Nobodies in the loss. Roughnecks (1-0) will look to earn another W against DARC NARC, while Norman Nobodies (0-1) match up against Lucky Enuf in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Norman Nobodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert (8 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 24.1 points against the Football Team in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10-point projection. Goedert ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 179.65
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28.55
32.51
15.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
27.7
19.72
15.4%
3
Chris Carson
RB
24.6
15.71
13.7%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
24.1
10
13.4%
Norman Nobodies
Points
% of total points 121.95
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29.1
16.44
23.9%
2
John Brown
WR
19
12.82
15.6%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
18.25
22.43
15%
4
Jonnu Smith
TE
13.6
11.43
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dallas Goedert had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks, helping the team to a 134.95-61.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown run for Norman Nobodies, who trailed 151.95-108.35 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Norman Nobodies

Game Notes

Roughnecks had six of their 11 starters exceed their projected points.
Norman Nobodies had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Roughnecks won despite starting Courtland Sutton, who scored zero points.
Roughnecks recorded more points than their projected total, while Norman Nobodies fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 57.7-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, DeAndre Hopkins (29.1 points) registered the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

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