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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Shark bait
1-0 96
70.91
 
VS
proj
KayCee Chiefs
68 0-1
89.12

Shark bait beat predictions, earn win over KayCee Chiefs in 96.0-68.0 rout

Shark bait rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 96.0-68.0 victory over KayCee Chiefs, who fell short of projections. Shark bait earned a 4.0-point lead on Thursday behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire (12 points) and never looked back. Tom Brady (239 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 86 Rec Yds) carried the flag for KayCee Chiefs in defeat. Shark bait (1-0) will look to build on their success against Well Oiled Machine, while KayCee Chiefs (0-1) try to get back on track against Spoon.

Matchup Timeline

  Shark bait   KayCee Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 6 tackles and recording a sack against the Patriots, Wilkins put up 8 points this week. He more-than-quadrupled his 1.71-point projection in the 21-11 loss. Wilkins ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Bills next week.
Christian Wilkins

Top Player Comparison

Shark bait
Points
% of total points 96
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
25
16.82
26%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
18
7.83
18.8%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
12
9.64
12.5%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
11
6.93
11.5%
KayCee Chiefs
Points
% of total points 68
1
Tom Brady
QB
10.5
7.15
15.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
10
7.52
14.7%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
10
9.25
14.7%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
8
8.62
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Shark bait, helping to stake the team to a 12.0-8.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Shark bait, while Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass, helping Shark bait to an 82.0-31.5 lead.

Points By Position

  Shark bait   KayCee Chiefs

Game Notes

Most (8 of the 12) of the starters on Shark bait scored higher than their projected point totals.
KayCee Chiefs had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Shark bait won despite having two starters (Terrell Lewis and Nick Scott) score zero points.
Shark bait had four players score more points than the leading scorer for KayCee Chiefs.
Shark bait recorded more points than their projected total, while KayCee Chiefs fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 28-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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