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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Rabid Otters
1-0 104.06
102.78
 
VS
proj
Knight Train
85.88 0-1
111.26

Knight Train fall to Rabid Otters, 104.06-85.88

Knight Train failed to bring their A game, as Rabid Otters came out on top with a 104.06-85.88 victory. Rabid Otters took an early 17.76-point lead on Thursday. Knight Train bounced back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (27.94 points) and Julio Jones (19.7). Unphased, Rabid Otters got it going later that afternoon, as Alvin Kamara (18.7 points) and Wil Lutz (10) put them back ahead once and for all. Rabid Otters (1-0) will look to add to their success against Baker's Dirty Dozen, while Knight Train (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Mad Juicemen.

Matchup Timeline

  Rabid Otters   Knight Train

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Smith-Schuster put up 18.9 points this week. He scored 83.5% more than his 10.3-point projection in the 26-16 win. Smith-Schuster ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Rabid Otters
Points
% of total points 104.06
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.9
10.3
18.2%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.7
16.05
18%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
18
17.6
17.3%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.76
19.22
17.1%
Knight Train
Points
% of total points 85.88
1
Josh Allen
QB
27.94
17.47
32.5%
2
Julio Jones
WR
19.7
12.69
22.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
15.84
17.3
18.4%
4
DJ Moore
WR
5.4
10.5
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch for Knight Train, contributing to a 57.64-35.76 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for Rabid Otters, contributing to an 81.16-59.34 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Rabid Otters   Knight Train

Game Notes

Rabid Otters had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Knight Train had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Rabid Otters won despite starting Miles Sanders, who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for Knight Train (Josh Allen and Julio Jones) scored more points than JuJu Smith-Schuster, the leading scorer for Rabid Otters.
Rabid Otters scored more points than their projected total, while Knight Train fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 18.18-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Josh Allen recorded 27.94 points, the fourth-best score in the league this week.

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