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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wentworth Point Utd
1-0 136.68
169.61
 
VS
proj
Ben's Team
71.56 0-1
71.59

Offensively challenged Wentworth Point Utd defeat Ben's Team, 136.68-71.56

Ranking 13th in the league in points scored for the week, Wentworth Point Utd were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, securing a 136.68-71.56 victory over Ben's Team. Ben's Team earned a 5.26-point lead on Thursday, but Wentworth Point Utd held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Will Fuller V, who caught 8 passes for 112 yards for 15.28 points, and Kenyan Drake, who ran for 60 yards and a touchdown (13.52 points). David Johnson (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) and the New Orleans Saints defense (23 Pts Allowed, 310 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) carried the flag for Ben's Team in the loss. Wentworth Point Utd improve to 1-0 on the season, while Ben's Team fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Wentworth Point Utd   Ben's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 2 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Jaguars, Autry scored 8.72 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 3.95-point projection in the 27-20 loss. Autry ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Denico Autry

Top Player Comparison

Wentworth Point Utd
Points
% of total points 136.68
1
Will Fuller V
WR
15.28
12.36
11.2%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.52
15.01
9.9%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
11
9.59
8%
4
Jared Cook
TE
10.55
8.65
7.7%
Ben's Team
Points
% of total points 71.56
1
David Johnson
RB
18.43
13.49
25.8%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
17
7.53
23.8%
3
Hunter Henry
TE
9.85
9.08
13.8%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
6.33
9.42
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for Wentworth Point Utd, contributing to a 125.47-64.84 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wentworth Point Utd   Ben's Team

Game Notes

Wentworth Point Utd got the victory despite the fact that only seven of their 23 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Ben's Team had only five of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Wentworth Point Utd had three starters score zero points, while Ben's Team had 12.
David Johnson and the New Orleans Saints defense both outscored Will Fuller V, the leading scorer for Wentworth Point Utd.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Ben's Team ranked 16th in the league in scoring this week, while Wentworth Point Utd ranked 13th.
The matchup's 65.12-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Wentworth Point Utd managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 98.02-point projected margin of victory.

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