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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
cw's Team
1-0 338
229.88
 
VS
proj
WTF Niagara Falls
263 0-1
208.49

cw's Team smirk at expectations, earn win against WTF Niagara Falls, 338-263

Both teams exceeded expectations, but it was cw's Team who emerged victorious, securing a 338-263 victory over WTF Niagara Falls. WTF Niagara Falls nabbed a 2-point lead on Thursday, but cw's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jerome Baker (65 points) and Aaron Rodgers (51). The Washington Football Team defense (17 Pts Allowed, 265 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Lamar Jackson (275 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 45 Rush Yds) carried the flag for WTF Niagara Falls in the loss. cw's Team (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against SCLSU MudDogs, while WTF Niagara Falls (0-1) take on I AM BRAINWASHED in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  cw's Team   WTF Niagara Falls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Reed scored 4 points against the Bengals in Week 1. His scoring output quadrupled his 1-point projection. Reed will face the Chiefs next week.
Joe Reed

Top Player Comparison

cw's Team
Points
% of total points 338
1
Jerome Baker
LB
65
17.03
19.2%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
51
17.79
15.1%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
33
23.39
9.8%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
27
22.98
8%
WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 263
1
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
46
17.2
17.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
40
26.15
15.2%
3
Micah Kiser
LB
29
21.66
11%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
25
19.24
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which cw's Team emerged with a 247-174 lead. For cw's Team, Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for WTF Niagara Falls with a 47-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was cw's Team who grabbed the lead, 316-219. For cw's Team, Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal. Jimmy Garoppolo had a 76-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for WTF Niagara Falls, while Randy Bullock had a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  cw's Team   WTF Niagara Falls

Game Notes

cw's Team had 13 of their 23 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
WTF Niagara Falls lost despite 16 of their 23 starters scoring above their projected points.
WTF Niagara Falls could have used points from Ted Ginn Jr. and Seth Roberts, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
WTF Niagara Falls ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while cw's Team ranked 1st.
The matchup's 75-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did cw's Team get the win, but they also easily covered the 21.39-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, the Washington Football Team defense recorded 46 points, the highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

cw's Team
Props to you, cw's Team. Assembling a starting crew that tallied 338 points this past matchup. Let's take this W in stride, tip our hat to the GM of WTF Niagara Falls, and continue the march towards a fantasy title.
WTF Niagara Falls
Logging only three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for WTF Niagara Falls should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.