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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Greathope4Houston
1-0 153.7
115.7
 
VS
proj
Mayfields
129.08 0-1
144.17

Greathope4Houston outperform projections, defeat Mayfields in 153.70-129.08 rout

Greathope4Houston outperformed expectations, rolling to a 153.70-129.08 victory over Mayfields, who fell short of projections. Mayfields pulled out to a 14.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Greathope4Houston after that. They were led by Davante Adams (29.6 points) and Cam Newton (25.7). Josh Jacobs (93 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 46 Rec Yds) and Ben Roethlisberger (229 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) led the way for Mayfields in defeat. Greathope4Houston (1-0) will look to get another W against Old Leather Balls, while Mayfields (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against BuckeyeBall.

Matchup Timeline

  Greathope4Houston   Mayfields

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson (6 Rec, 115 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.5 points in a 34-30 lost to the Raiders in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.79-point projection. Anderson ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Greathope4Houston
Points
% of total points 153.7
1
Davante Adams
WR
29.6
12.75
19.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
25.7
21.95
16.7%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
21.1
11.91
13.7%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
19.5
7.79
12.7%
Mayfields
Points
% of total points 129.08
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
31.9
15.3
24.7%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
28.06
23.41
21.7%
3
Sammy Watkins
WR
14.5
8.22
11.2%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.7
12.39
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for Greathope4Houston, while Robby Anderson had a 75-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 104.50-74.50 lead for Greathope4Houston.
Sunday Late
Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch for Greathope4Houston, contributing to a 131.60-91.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Greathope4Houston   Mayfields

Game Notes

Seven of the 14 starters on Greathope4Houston exceeded their projected point totals.
Mayfields had only three of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
Greathope4Houston won despite starting Golden Tate, who scored zero points.
Greathope4Houston recorded more points than their projected total, while Mayfields fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 24.62-point margin was the seventh-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Josh Jacobs (31.9 points) registered the best overall score for a RB this week.

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