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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Spoon
1-0 72.5
87.9
 
VS
proj
Hakuna Matata
65.5 0-1
88.1

Offensively challenged Spoon come back to defeat Hakuna Matata, 72.5-65.5

Spoon came back to earn a 72.5-65.5 victory over Hakuna Matata despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Spoon trailed 61.5-59.5 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Derrick Henry (8 points) and A.J. Brown (5). The Buffalo Bills defense (19 points) and Josh Allen (14.5) did everything they could for Hakuna Matata in defeat. Spoon (1-0) will look to build on their success against KayCee Chiefs, while Hakuna Matata (0-1) face Philly Phresh in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Spoon   Hakuna Matata

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 322 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 29 yards against the Falcons, Wilson tallied 15.5 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 7.63-point projection in the 38-25 win. Wilson ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Russell Wilson

Top Player Comparison

Spoon
Points
% of total points 72.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
15.5
7.63
21.4%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
14
17.85
19.3%
3
Harrison Butker
K
10
10.14
13.8%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
10
8.85
13.8%
Hakuna Matata
Points
% of total points 65.5
1
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
19
18.76
29%
2
Josh Allen
QB
14.5
8.48
22.1%
3
Jason Myers
K
9
7.88
13.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
4
10.84
6.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Spoon, who trailed 53.5-45.5 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Spoon   Hakuna Matata

Game Notes

Spoon emerged victorious even though only two of their 12 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Hakuna Matata had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Spoon had one starter score zero points, while Hakuna Matata had two.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Spoon ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while Hakuna Matata ranked 12th.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, the Buffalo Bills defense (19 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Spoon
Football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stout performances by Kenyan Drake and Derrick Henry, our team took that to heart this past week. We tripled Hakuna Matata up at the running back spot (18 points to 6). Drake had 65 total yards and a TD, while Henry chipped in with 131 yards.
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna Matata may find it tough to complain about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our two wide receivers were targeted a grand total of 10 times in Week 1. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group tallied just three receptions.