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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
BROOKLYN ZOO
1-0 137.5
115.36
 
VS
proj
Beat-a-son
114.5 0-1
114.03

BROOKLYN ZOO brush off expectations, defeat Beat-a-son in 137.5-114.5 rout

BROOKLYN ZOO stepped up, rolling to a 137.5-114.5 victory over Beat-a-son. BROOKLYN ZOO earned a 20.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Aaron Rodgers (39 points) and Davante Adams (36) and never gave it up. Russell Wilson (322 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Beat-a-son in defeat. BROOKLYN ZOO (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Ice Up Son!, while Beat-a-son (0-1) will meet Coupe in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  BROOKLYN ZOO   Beat-a-son

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Vikings, Adams scored 36 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 15.78-point projection in the 43-34 win. Adams ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

BROOKLYN ZOO
Points
% of total points 137.5
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
39
19.79
28.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
36
15.78
26.2%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
20
12.2
14.5%
4
Matt Prater
K
12
8.15
8.7%
Beat-a-son
Points
% of total points 114.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39
23.21
34.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.5
17.75
17.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15
14.26
13.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12
11.24
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was BROOKLYN ZOO who claimed the lead, 113.5-93.0. Aaron Rodgers teamed up with Davante Adams on multiple big plays for BROOKLYN ZOO: a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass. Rodgers also lit up the scoreboard with a 45-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Beat-a-son with a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for BROOKLYN ZOO to contribute to a 137.5-113.5 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BROOKLYN ZOO   Beat-a-son

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on BROOKLYN ZOO scored higher than their projected point totals.
Beat-a-son had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 23-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did BROOKLYN ZOO get the win, but they also covered the 1.33-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson (39 points) registered the second-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

BROOKLYN ZOO
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Thanks to stellar production from our receiving corps, our team really took that to heart this past week. We royally dominated Beat-a-son at wide receiver (41 points to 15). Davante Adams had 156 receiving yards and two TDs while Keenan Allen chipped in with 37 yards.
Beat-a-son
Let's use this loss as a chance to learn and try to get better next week, Beat-a-son. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and deploy the best lineup possible in Week 2.