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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Monkey Business
1-0 199
190.13
 
VS
proj
The wtf team
197 0-1
181.37

Despite top scorer Phillips, The wtf team fall to Monkey Business in 199-197 battle

Adrian Phillips racked up 42 points for The wtf team, the best total in the matchup and eighth-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Monkey Business, who eked out a 199-197 win. The wtf team made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Monkey Business led 177-152 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 45 points from five players on Monday night for The wtf team. Monkey Business were led by DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 14 passes for 151 yards for 29 points, and Jaylon Smith, who made 11 tackles (28 points). Monkey Business (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against shakia's Team, while The wtf team (0-1) will meet Play With Fire in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Monkey Business   The wtf team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 60 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals, Kelley recorded 12 points this week. He more-than-quadrupled his 2.98-point projection in the 16-13 win. Kelley ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Joshua Kelley

Top Player Comparison

Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 199
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
29
10.33
14.6%
2
Jaylon Smith
LB
28
26.95
14.1%
3
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
24
17.74
12.1%
4
Devin Bush
LB
22
27.52
11.1%
The wtf team
Points
% of total points 197
1
Adrian Phillips
S
42
19.97
21.3%
2
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
33
13.63
16.8%
3
Benny Snell Jr.
RB
21
2.53
10.7%
4
Corey Davis
WR
20
6.6
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, after which The wtf team became the proud owner of a 123-103 lead. Teddy Bridgewater had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Monkey Business, while Jalen Reagor had a 55-yard catch. Meanwhile, Mitchell Trubisky had a 27-yard touchdown pass for The wtf team, while Nelson Agholor had a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kyle Juszczyk had a 41-yard catch for The wtf team to contribute to a 152-144 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Monkey Business   The wtf team

Game Notes

Only seven of the 21 starting players on Monkey Business scored higher than their projected point totals.
The wtf team had only seven of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Monkey Business had seven starters score zero points, while The wtf team had three.
The two highest scorers for The wtf team (Adrian Phillips and Mitchell Trubisky) scored more points than DeAndre Hopkins, the leading scorer for Monkey Business.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The wtf team ranked 16th in the league in scoring this week, while Monkey Business ranked 15th.
The matchup's 2-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Monkey Business managed to get the win, but did not cover the 8.76-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Adrian Phillips (42 points) registered the third-highest score for an S this week.

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