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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Aaron's Amazing Team
1-0 89.4
101.05
 
VS
proj
Waynes Wacky Weasels
79.72 0-1
105.55

Aaron's Amazing Team manage to defeat Waynes Wacky Weasels 89.40-79.72 despite falling short of projections

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but Aaron's Amazing Team did enough to take down Waynes Wacky Weasels. Predicted to come up short by a score of 105.55-101.05, Aaron's Amazing Team came out on top with an 89.40-79.72 victory over Waynes Wacky Weasels. Waynes Wacky Weasels took a 12.82-point lead on Thursday, but Aaron's Amazing Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 25.4 points, and Teddy Bridgewater, who passed for 270 yards and a touchdown and ran for 26 yards (19.4 points). Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Waynes Wacky Weasels in the loss. Aaron's Amazing Team (1-0) will look to add to their success against Rookie, while Waynes Wacky Weasels (0-1) attempt to get their first win against Nick's Notable Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Aaron's Amazing Team   Waynes Wacky Weasels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (14 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) scored 15.1 points in a 24-20 win over the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output was 41.1% more than his 10.7-point projection. Hopkins ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Aaron's Amazing Team
Points
% of total points 89.4
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.4
19.06
28.4%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
19.4
18
21.7%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.1
10.7
16.9%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
7.3
7.05
8.2%
Waynes Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 79.72
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.82
22.29
27.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.7
16.09
23.5%
3
Robbie Gould
K
10
9.14
12.5%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
7.8
8.94
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Teddy Bridgewater had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Aaron's Amazing Team, helping the team to a 63.10-46.02 lead.
Sunday Late
Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal for Waynes Wacky Weasels, who trailed 85.50-78.02 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Aaron's Amazing Team   Waynes Wacky Weasels

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Aaron's Amazing Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Waynes Wacky Weasels had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Aaron's Amazing Team ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while Waynes Wacky Weasels ranked 10th.
The matchup's 9.68-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

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