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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Denver Broncos
1-0 27
28.54
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
13 0-1
25.72

Los Angeles Rams come up short of predictions, lose to Denver Broncos, 27-13

There's no sugarcoating it, Los Angeles Rams didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Denver Broncos secured a 27-13 victory. Denver Broncos grabbed a 14-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Christian McCaffrey (13 points) and Marquise Brown (5 Rec, 101 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Sam Sloman (8 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (4) carried the flag for Los Angeles Rams in the loss. Denver Broncos (1-0) will look to build on their success against New Orleans Saints, while Los Angeles Rams (0-1) will try to right the ship against Phi Eagles (TS).

Matchup Timeline

  Denver Broncos   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fant more-than-tripled his 1.17-point projection with 4 points against the Titans in Week 1. He caught 5 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 16-14 loss. Fant ranks #49 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Noah Fant

Top Player Comparison

Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 27
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13
6.02
48.1%
2
Drew Lock
QB
4
5.01
14.8%
3
Noah Fant
TE
4
1.17
14.8%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
3
5.29
11.1%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 13
1
Sam Sloman
K
8
7.31
61.5%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
4
4.84
30.8%
3
Robert Woods
WR
1
1.94
7.7%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for Denver Broncos to contribute to a 14-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Denver Broncos   Los Angeles Rams

Game Notes

Only two of the eight starters on Denver Broncos scored more than their projected point totals.
Los Angeles Rams had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Denver Broncos had two starters score zero points, while Los Angeles Rams had five.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Denver Broncos ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Los Angeles Rams ranked 14th.
The matchup's 14-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Denver Broncos get the win, but they also covered the 2.82-point projected margin of victory.

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