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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Sandbagging
1-0 116.52
142.41
 
VS
proj
Meatmonger
108.38 0-1
148.27

Sandbagging find way to beat Meatmonger 116.52-108.38 despite coming up short of expectations

Both teams failed to meet expectations, but Sandbagging did enough to knock off Meatmonger, earning a 116.52-108.38 victory. Meatmonger jumped out to a 29.82-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 29.82 points from Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tyrann Mathieu (8 Tackles). But Sandbagging held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (24.7 points) and Dwayne Haskins Jr. (14.82). Sandbagging (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Michael's Misfits, while Meatmonger (0-1) will try to get back on track against TX4vida.

Matchup Timeline

  Sandbagging   Meatmonger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 22 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Dobbins tallied 14.2 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 7.02-point projection in the 38-6 win. Dobbins ranks #64 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
J.K. Dobbins

Top Player Comparison

Sandbagging
Points
% of total points 116.52
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.7
16.23
21.2%
2
Dwayne Haskins Jr.
QB
14.82
15.93
12.7%
3
J.K. Dobbins
RB
14.2
7.02
12.2%
4
Jared Goff
QB
11.5
21.63
9.9%
Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 108.38
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.82
26.11
22%
2
Chris Carson
RB
18.6
12.82
17.2%
3
Derek Carr
QB
15.56
21.53
14.4%
4
Justin Tucker
K
9
9.66
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Meatmonger, contributing to an 86.58-51.62 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Sandbagging   Meatmonger

Game Notes

Only three of the 14 starters on Sandbagging exceeded their scoring projections.
Meatmonger had only one of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Meatmonger ranked 13th in the league in scoring this week, while Sandbagging ranked 12th.
The matchup's 8.14-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Sandbagging
Putting together a lineup that accounted for 116.52 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's take this W in stride, tip our cap to the GM of Meatmonger, and continue on our way towards the Midwest Ballers league championship.
Meatmonger
We'd suggest that you use this loss as a learning experience and start thinking about next week, Meatmonger. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and deploy the strongest lineup possible in Week 2.