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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Frinks
1-0 105.7
100.13
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
90.64 0-1
103.14

DeKaylin Zecharius fall short of projections, succumb to Fantastic Frinks, 105.70-90.64

There's no sugarcoating it, DeKaylin Zecharius underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Fantastic Frinks earned a 105.70-90.64 victory. Fantastic Frinks grabbed an early 9.20-point lead on Thursday. DeKaylin Zecharius bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Josh Jacobs (31.9 points) and the New England Patriots defense (11). Unphased, Fantastic Frinks rallied later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (27.3 points) and Wil Lutz (10) put them back in the lead once and for all. Fantastic Frinks (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against The Dominators, while DeKaylin Zecharius (0-1) try to right the ship against The Mad Scientist.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Frinks   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the 49ers in Week 1, Murray passed for 230 yards , ran for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 27.3 points to scored 43.3% higher than his 19.05-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fantastic Frinks this week. In Week 2, Murray and the Cardinals will go up against the Football Team.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Frinks
Points
% of total points 105.7
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
19.05
25.8%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
14.5
18.7%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
13.6
13.66
12.9%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.56
9.5%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 90.64
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
31.9
15.3
35.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
17.64
21.62
19.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
11
9.59
12.1%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
10.6
12.77
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Fantastic Frinks, helping to give the team a 19.80-10.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Fantastic Frinks to contribute to a 101.40-66.50 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Frinks   DeKaylin Zecharius

Game Notes

Fantastic Frinks got the W even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
DeKaylin Zecharius had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fantastic Frinks recorded more points than their projected total, while DeKaylin Zecharius failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 15.06-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Josh Jacobs (31.9 points) registered the highest score in the league this week.

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