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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Fania's Team
1-0 196
173.73
 
VS
proj
Outlaws
179.2 0-1
240.06

Back-and-forth battle ends with Fania's Team coming back to beat Outlaws, 196.0-179.2

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Fania's Team earned a come-from-behind win over Outlaws, coming back for a 196.0-179.2 victory. Fania's Team trailed 160.1-159.5 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns for 21.9 points, and Derrick Henry, who racked up 131 yards from scrimmage (14.6 points). Drew Brees (160 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Chris Carson (21 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the top scorers for Outlaws in the loss. Fania's Team (1-0) will look to add to their success against Smack down boyz, while Outlaws (0-1) face off against K Bizzle's Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Fania's Team   Outlaws

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins scored 68.5% more than his 13.71-point projection with 23.1 points against the 49ers in Week 1. He caught 14 passes for 151 yards in the 24-20 win. Hopkins ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Fania's Team
Points
% of total points 196
1
Russell Wilson
QB
74.6
52.85
38.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.1
13.71
11.8%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.9
13.34
11.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.3
17.48
10.9%
Outlaws
Points
% of total points 179.2
1
Drew Brees
QB
38
53.44
21.2%
2
Chris Carson
RB
21.6
14.27
12.1%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
15.2
12.8
8.5%
4
Budda Baker
S
12.5
7.86
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Fania's Team, contributing to a 114.5-74.3 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for Outlaws, who trailed 159.5-151.6 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Fania's Team   Outlaws

Game Notes

Fania's Team got the victory despite the fact that only five of their 17 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Outlaws had only five of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
With six starters registering zero points for Fania's Team, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Fania's Team scored more points than their projected total, while Outlaws failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 16.8-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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