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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The BEER MAN
1-0 203.29
204.86
 
VS
proj
Homebrew Homies
177.17 0-1
218.3

Back-and-forth battle ends with The BEER MAN topping Homebrew Homies, 203.29-177.17

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The BEER MAN earned a hard-fought win over Homebrew Homies, coming out on top with a 203.29-177.17 victory. The BEER MAN were led by Adam Thielen, who caught 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29.06 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns (26.23 points), while JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Homebrew Homies in the loss. The BEER MAN improve to 1-0 on the season, while Homebrew Homies fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The BEER MAN   Homebrew Homies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (6 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 29.06 points against the Packers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.97-point projection. Thielen ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

The BEER MAN
Points
% of total points 203.29
1
Adam Thielen
WR
29.06
12.97
14.3%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.23
18.01
12.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.76
17.24
11.2%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.06
19.33
10.9%
Homebrew Homies
Points
% of total points 177.17
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.96
13.22
12.4%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.82
22.29
12.3%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
21.25
18.85
12%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.18
18.24
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen for a 37-yard touchdown pass for The BEER MAN, contributing to a 91.90-91.66 lead for The BEER MAN.

Points By Position

  The BEER MAN   Homebrew Homies

Game Notes

The BEER MAN emerged victorious even though only eight of their 22 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Homebrew Homies had only five of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Homebrew Homies can partially blame the loss on Ifeadi Odenigbo, who didn't score any points.
The BEER MAN had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Homebrew Homies.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 26.12-point margin was the sixth-largest in the league this week.

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