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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
What?!
1-0 142.75
128.81
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
117.5 0-1
137.87

What?! knock off Lazy Laughing Lizard in 142.75-117.50 rout

What?! rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 142.75-117.50 victory over Lazy Laughing Lizard, who fell short of projections. What?! nabbed an 11.50-point lead on Thursday behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire (23 points) and never looked back. Christian McCaffrey (28 points) and Dak Prescott (20) led the way for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. What?! improve to 1-0 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (14 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) scored 19 points in a 24-20 win over the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output was 57.9% more than his 12.03-point projection. Hopkins ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

What?!
Points
% of total points 142.75
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32
21.19
22.4%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
23
16.14
16.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
20
18.13
14%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
19.75
15.77
13.8%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 117.5
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28
21.6
23.8%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
20
25.01
17%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17.5
15.55
14.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.5
13.64
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for What?!, helping the team to a 23.00-11.50 lead.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for What?!, helping the team to a 93.75-83.00 lead.

Points By Position

  What?!   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on What?! scored higher than their projected point totals.
Lazy Laughing Lizard had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
What?! recorded more points than their projected total, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 25.25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey scored 28 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

What?!
Assembling a starting crew that won by more than 25 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's maintain this momentum as we head into our Week 2 matchup.
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Trust us on this one, Lazy Laughing Lizard... We've been in this industry for a long time now. Obstacles pop up, you suffer some defeats, your fans get whiny, and the local beat writers get a little nit-picky with all of their questions. All part of living that coach life. Just remember that in the world of fantasy football, winning really does cure all!