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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Red Storm
1-0 188.56
192.95
 
VS
proj
Quarter Chubb
140.8 0-1
174.16

Quarter Chubb come up short of projections, succumb to Red Storm, 188.56-140.80

There's no easy way to put it, Quarter Chubb underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Red Storm earned a 188.56-140.80 victory. Red Storm earned an early 22.72-point lead on Thursday. Quarter Chubb bounced back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (53.3 points) and DJ Chark Jr. (7). Unphased, Red Storm made a run later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (41.26 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (20.04) put them back ahead once and for all. Red Storm (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Brian McDougall, while Quarter Chubb (0-1) match up against Ultimate Badasses in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Red Storm   Quarter Chubb

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins (14 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) scored 20.04 points in a 24-20 win over the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output was 84.5% more than his 10.86-point projection. Hopkins ranks #22 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Red Storm
Points
% of total points 188.56
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
45.1
52.73
23.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
41.26
44.32
21.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.04
10.86
10.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
20
16.44
10.6%
Quarter Chubb
Points
% of total points 140.8
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
53.3
44.68
37.9%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
37.38
43.76
26.5%
3
Chris Boswell
K
12
12.63
8.5%
4
Jared Cook
TE
8.2
6.36
5.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard pass for Quarter Chubb, contributing to a 113.60-111.58 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for Quarter Chubb, who trailed 175.32-128.80 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Red Storm   Quarter Chubb

Game Notes

Red Storm got the win even though only three of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Quarter Chubb had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 47.76-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Red Storm get the W, but they also easily covered the 18.79-point projected margin of victory.
For Quarter Chubb, Lamar Jackson registered 53.3 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

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