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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Soulja
1-0 137.68
166.45
 
VS
proj
Bert's Superb Team
122.17 0-1
134.17

The Soulja fall short of projections, find way to beat Bert's Superb Team, 137.68-122.17

There's no sugarcoating it, The Soulja dropped the ball, at least based on projections. Still, they secured a 137.68-122.17 victory over Bert's Superb Team. The Soulja never trailed in this one after taking a 14.30-point lead on Thursday behind Travis Kelce (11 points) and J.J. Watt (2.5). Josh Jacobs (31.9 points) and Dak Prescott (30.64) led the charge for Bert's Superb Team in the loss. The Soulja (1-0) will look to notch another win against Manager-less Team, while Bert's Superb Team (0-1) face BeastMode Training in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Soulja   Bert's Superb Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirksey made 12 tackles as the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34. In doing so, he put up 9 points to scored 36.4% higher than his 6.6-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Soulja this week. In Week 2, Kirksey and the Packers will square off against the Lions.
Christian Kirksey

Top Player Comparison

The Soulja
Points
% of total points 137.68
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
23.18
31.84
16.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.7
15.97
13.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11
11.65
8%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
10.1
9.99
7.3%
Bert's Superb Team
Points
% of total points 122.17
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
31.9
15.17
26.1%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
30.64
35.34
25.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.7
16.11
20.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
8.1
9.89
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for The Soulja to contribute to an 85.38-49.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Soulja   Bert's Superb Team

Game Notes

Just five of the 19 starting players on The Soulja scored more than their point projections.
Bert's Superb Team had only three of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as The Soulja had one starter score zero points, while Bert's Superb Team had seven.
The three highest scorers for Bert's Superb Team scored more points than Matthew Stafford, the leading scorer for The Soulja.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.51-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The Soulja managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 32.28-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Josh Jacobs scored 31.9 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Soulja
Hey, it's good to be confident, The Soulja. It takes real guts to play a starter with zero points (Cody Davis), while still earning a W! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Bert's Superb Team
The problem this week is pretty easy to diagnose, Bert's Superb Team. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition tallied 137.68 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time?