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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
GREEN LEGION
1-0 511.75
490.82
 
VS
proj
Pai Mei
403.11 0-1
419.09

GREEN LEGION beat Pai Mei, 511.75-403.11

GREEN LEGION scored a hard-fought win over Pai Mei, coming out on top with a 511.75-403.11 victory. GREEN LEGION leapt out to a 225.37-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Christian McCaffrey (72.6 points) and Cam Newton (66.7) and never looked back. Darius Slayton (66.4 points) and Tom Brady (50.06) carried the flag for Pai Mei in the loss. GREEN LEGION (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Sharks, while Pai Mei (0-1) will face off against RT17 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  GREEN LEGION   Pai Mei

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen scored 60.4% more than his 36.79-point projection with 59 points against the Packers in Week 1. He caught 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 43-34 loss. Thielen ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

GREEN LEGION
Points
% of total points 511.75
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
72.6
68.67
14.2%
2
Cam Newton
QB
66.7
50.06
13%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
62.83
51.41
12.3%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
59
36.79
11.5%
Pai Mei
Points
% of total points 403.11
1
Darius Slayton
WR
66.4
28.05
16.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
50.06
50.35
12.4%
3
Gardner Minshew II
QB
46.09
45.26
11.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
41
35.21
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, GREEN LEGION had a 426.42-201.05 lead. Carson Wentz had a 34-yard touchdown pass and a 55-yard pass for GREEN LEGION, while Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass. Meanwhile, Gardner Minshew II had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Pai Mei, while DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for Pai Mei, who trailed 470.55-324.71 after the late afternoon round of games.
Monday
Darius Slayton had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Pai Mei.

Points By Position

  GREEN LEGION   Pai Mei

Game Notes

11 of the 20 starting players on GREEN LEGION scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pai Mei had only five of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
GREEN LEGION put up more points than their projected total, while Pai Mei failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 108.64-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did GREEN LEGION win, but they also covered the 71.73-point predicted margin of victory.
For Pai Mei, Darius Slayton scored 66.4 points, the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

GREEN LEGION
Mission accomplished, GREEN LEGION. Nice job deploying a starting crew that earned 511.75 points this past week. We should maintain this momentum as we move on to what will surely be a challenging Week 2 matchup.
Pai Mei
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a hearty 33 times in Week 1. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group managed only 18 receptions.