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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Layne Ducks
1-0 79.64
101.47
 
VS
proj
El Chupacabras
74.3 0-1
91.68

Offensively challenged Layne Ducks knock off El Chupacabras, 79.64-74.30

Layne Ducks secured a 79.64-74.30 victory over El Chupacabras despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Layne Ducks leapt out to a 20.44-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Patrick Mahomes. El Chupacabras bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (24.9 points) and Younghoe Koo (9). Not to be deterred, Layne Ducks got it going later that night, as Amari Cooper (8.1 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (4) put them back in the lead for good. Layne Ducks (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against don't @ me brah, while El Chupacabras (0-1) face off against Minor Prophets in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Layne Ducks   El Chupacabras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prater scored 40.7% more than his 8.53-point projection with 12 points against the Bears in Week 1. He made 3 of his 4 FG attempts in the 27-23 loss. Prater ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Matt Prater

Top Player Comparison

Layne Ducks
Points
% of total points 79.64
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
24.95
25.7%
2
Matt Prater
K
12
8.53
15.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.7
12.39
14.7%
4
Jonnu Smith
TE
9.6
7.02
12.1%
El Chupacabras
Points
% of total points 74.3
1
Matt Ryan
QB
24.9
19.32
33.5%
2
Younghoe Koo
K
9
8.82
12.1%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
8.5
10.11
11.4%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
7.9
11.72
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for El Chupacabras to contribute to a 54.80-54.24 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Layne Ducks   El Chupacabras

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starting players on Layne Ducks scored higher than their projected point totals.
El Chupacabras had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
This matchup included the week's two lowest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 5.34-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Layne Ducks managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 9.79-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Layne Ducks
Bravo, Layne Ducks. Assembling a lineup that tallied 79.64 points this past matchup. Let's take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of El Chupacabras, and continue our march towards the Hiawatha Elite League title.
El Chupacabras
Do your best take solace in the fact that your generosity did not go unnoticed, El Chupacabras. It takes a true winner to help someone like Layne Ducks succeed this week. Who knows, maybe a time will come when they can do you a solid and return the favor!