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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
FreshPrinceOfHelaire
1-0 214
195.82
 
VS
proj
Barb's Unreal Team
206 0-1
162.86

Barb's Unreal Team fall to FreshPrinceOfHelaire in 214-206 battle despite topping expectations

Barb's Unreal Team outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as FreshPrinceOfHelaire squeaked by for a 214-206 win. Barb's Unreal Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. FreshPrinceOfHelaire led 205-202 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 4 points from four players on Monday night for Barb's Unreal Team. FreshPrinceOfHelaire were led by Philip Rivers, who passed for 363 yards and a touchdown for 29 points, and Shaq Thompson, who made 12 tackles (27 points). FreshPrinceOfHelaire (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bro's Big Brew, while Barb's Unreal Team (0-1) try to earn their first win against Jags Den.

Matchup Timeline

  FreshPrinceOfHelaire   Barb's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert more-than-quadrupled his 5.96-point projection with 26 points against the Football Team in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown in the 27-17 loss. Goedert ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

FreshPrinceOfHelaire
Points
% of total points 214
1
Philip Rivers
QB
29
18.19
13.6%
2
Shaq Thompson
LB
27
26.5
12.6%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
26
5.96
12.1%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
20
18.69
9.3%
Barb's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 206
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
35
9.89
17%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
31
6.77
15%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24
18.43
11.7%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
20
8.77
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which FreshPrinceOfHelaire boasted a 180-154 lead. Carson Wentz teamed up with Dallas Goedert for a 34-yard touchdown pass for FreshPrinceOfHelaire. Wentz also lit up the scoreboard with a 55-yard pass. Meanwhile, Jamison Crowder had a 69-yard touchdown catch for Barb's Unreal Team, while Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch for FreshPrinceOfHelaire to contribute to a 204-179 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  FreshPrinceOfHelaire   Barb's Unreal Team

Game Notes

More than half (11 of the 20) of the starters on FreshPrinceOfHelaire scored higher than their projected point totals.
Barb's Unreal Team had only seven of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as FreshPrinceOfHelaire had three starters score zero points, while Barb's Unreal Team had seven.
The two highest scorers for Barb's Unreal Team (Calvin Ridley and Jamison Crowder) scored more points than Philip Rivers, the leading scorer for FreshPrinceOfHelaire.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with FreshPrinceOfHelaire. They won, but failed to cover the 32.96-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Calvin Ridley (35 points) posted the third-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

FreshPrinceOfHelaire
Just two makes on four field goal attempts? It's quite possible that Tyler Bass just kicked himself to the waiver wire after that sort of effort.
Barb's Unreal Team
Fortunately, Barb's Unreal Team, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science. Going with several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where every point mattered... let's all put this behind us and move on.