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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Futbolistas
1-0 93.6
99.54
 
VS
proj
AtomicDawgs20
73.49 0-1
104.23

AtomicDawgs20 come up short of expectations, lose to Futbolistas, 93.60-73.49

AtomicDawgs20 were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Futbolistas secured a 93.60-73.49 victory. AtomicDawgs20 leapt out to a 16.44-point lead on Thursday behind 26.44 points from Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns. But Futbolistas held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Ezekiel Elliott (96 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (160 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Futbolistas improve to 1-0 on the season, while AtomicDawgs20 fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs20

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 16.95 points in a 26-16 win over the Giants in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.9-point projection. Smith-Schuster ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Futbolistas
Points
% of total points 93.6
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.1
11.66
20.4%
2
Drew Brees
QB
18.4
23.09
19.7%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.95
7.9
18.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
10
9.15
10.7%
AtomicDawgs20
Points
% of total points 73.49
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26.44
28.89
36%
2
Robbie Gould
K
10
9
13.6%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
8.3
11.68
11.3%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
9.45
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, AtomicDawgs20 emerged with a 64.24-41.65 lead. For Futbolistas, Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass. Robbie Gould made the highlight reel for AtomicDawgs20 with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Futbolistas   AtomicDawgs20

Game Notes

Futbolistas emerged victorious even though only three of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
AtomicDawgs20 had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Futbolistas ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while AtomicDawgs20 ranked 9th.
The matchup's 20.11-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes (26.44 points) recorded the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Futbolistas
Assembling a lineup that registered 93.6 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. We should maintain this momentum as we roll into our Week 2 matchup.
AtomicDawgs20
Three wide receivers, three running backs, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The seven starting offensive skill players on AtomicDawgs20 combined to register a whopping 446 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters was able to find paydirt in Week 1.