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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cooking with Defense
1-0 203.5
175.47
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
127 0-1
109.65

Cooking with Defense top projections, knock off Manager-less Team in 203.5-127.0 rout

Both teams beat expectations, but Cooking with Defense knocked off Manager-less Team, cruising to a 203.5-127.0 victory. Manager-less Team got out to a 19.8-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Cooking with Defense after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (39.3 points) and Christian McCaffrey (25.4). Adam Thielen (26 points) and Drew Brees (24.4) led the charge for Manager-less Team in the loss. Cooking with Defense (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Quonderful, while Manager-less Team (0-1) try to develop some positive momentum against The Soulja.

Matchup Timeline

  Cooking with Defense   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Baker (16 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 15.5 points against the Patriots in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 4.29-point projection. Baker ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Bills next week.
Jerome Baker

Top Player Comparison

Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 203.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
39.3
25.01
19.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.4
18.92
12.5%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
18.5
7.2
9.1%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
17.8
10.6
8.7%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 127
1
Adam Thielen
WR
26
10.11
20.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
24.4
38.85
19.2%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
14.61
15.6%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.9
10.3
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Manager-less Team, contributing to a 19.8-0.0 lead for Manager-less Team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Cooking with Defense became the proud owner of a 134.7-59.9 lead. For Cooking with Defense, Jamison Crowder had a 69-yard touchdown catch. Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Manager-less Team, while Anthony Miller had a 27-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, Cooking with Defense emerged with a 197.5-95.2 lead. For Cooking with Defense, Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run. Drew Brees connected with Jared Cook for a 46-yard pass for Manager-less Team.

Points By Position

  Cooking with Defense   Manager-less Team

Game Notes

Only nine of the 19 starting players on Cooking with Defense exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Manager-less Team had only seven of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Cooking with Defense had one starter score zero points, while Manager-less Team had eight.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 76.5-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cooking with Defense win, but they also covered the 65.82-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Adam Thielen (26 points) recorded the second-best score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

Cooking with Defense
Hey, it's good to be confident, Cooking with Defense. Deploying a starter with zero points (Mario Edwards Jr.), while still getting the W... that's borderline cocky. We just ask you to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we're toast.
Manager-less Team
Registering just one catch on three measly targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Manager-less Team should look into why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.