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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
John Burnett's Team
1-0 127.16
116.73
 
VS
proj
michael's Team
124.74 0-1
116.46

Despite top scorer Ridley, michael's Team fall to John Burnett's Team in 127.16-124.74 battle

Calvin Ridley accumulated 29.4 points for michael's Team, the best total in the matchup and fourth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome John Burnett's Team, who came back for a 127.16-124.74 win. After trailing 124.74-68.60 heading into Monday night, John Burnett's Team roared back behind Ben Roethlisberger (22.06 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (21.9). Calvin Ridley (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for michael's Team in the loss. John Burnett's Team (1-0) will look to rack up another W against yee's Team, while michael's Team (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Carl's Nifty Team.

Matchup Timeline

  John Burnett's Team   michael's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, Smith-Schuster scored 21.9 points this week. He scored 66.4% more than his 13.16-point projection in the 26-16 win. Smith-Schuster ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

John Burnett's Team
Points
% of total points 127.16
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
13.57
17.4%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
22.06
19.32
17.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.9
13.16
17.2%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
20.3
13.34
16%
michael's Team
Points
% of total points 124.74
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
29.4
13
23.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
21.2
18.81
17%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
24.95
16.4%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.6
12.5
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for John Burnett's Team, who trailed 79.54-41.50 after the early games.

Points By Position

  John Burnett's Team   michael's Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on John Burnett's Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection, michael's Team lost.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 2.42-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did John Burnett's Team get the W, but they also covered the 0.27-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Calvin Ridley recorded 29.4 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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