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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Bell Cows
1-0 174.81
207.32
 
VS
proj
OLD SCHOOL BADASSES
131.91 0-1
218.67

Bell Cows manage to beat OLD SCHOOL BADASSES 174.81-131.91

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Bell Cows did enough to beat OLD SCHOOL BADASSES. Predicted to lose 218.67-207.32, Bell Cows earned a 174.81-131.91 victory over OLD SCHOOL BADASSES. Bell Cows nabbed a 72.95-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 64.51 points from Aaron Rodgers (364 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and DJ Chark Jr. (3 Rec, 25 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Josh Lambo (25 points) and Saquon Barkley (16.35) did their part for OLD SCHOOL BADASSES in the loss. Bell Cows (1-0) will look to add to their success against Paul's Team, while OLD SCHOOL BADASSES (0-1) try to right the ship against BHOMBERS.

Matchup Timeline

  Bell Cows   OLD SCHOOL BADASSES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Vikings, Rodgers registered 47.01 points this week. He nearly doubled his 24.36-point projection in the 43-34 win. Rodgers ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Bell Cows
Points
% of total points 174.81
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
47.01
24.36
26.9%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
17.5
18.01
10%
3
Nathan Gerry
LB
17.25
12.75
9.9%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
17.2
19.79
9.8%
OLD SCHOOL BADASSES
Points
% of total points 131.91
1
Josh Lambo
K
25
11.38
19%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
16.35
29.91
12.4%
3
Derek Carr
QB
15.56
24.58
11.8%
4
Fred Warner
LB
13
14.84
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Bell Cows owned a 154.86-81.91 lead. For Bell Cows, Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Derek Carr had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for OLD SCHOOL BADASSES, while Josh Lambo had a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Bell Cows   OLD SCHOOL BADASSES

Game Notes

Bell Cows got the win even though only four of their 12 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
OLD SCHOOL BADASSES had only one of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 42.9-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Josh Lambo put up 25 points, the highest score for a K this week.

Coach Talk

Bell Cows
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? Thanks to a solid display by Aaron Rodgers, we tripled OLD SCHOOL BADASSES at the quarterback position this past week (47.01 points to 15.56). Rodgers had a field day in a victory over the Vikings, completing 32 of 44 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns.
OLD SCHOOL BADASSES
Look, OLD SCHOOL BADASSES, I've been in this industry long enough to know that sometimes points can just magically appear out of the blue. Then sometimes, like in your case this week, they don't! You know, now that I think about it... hoping for an extra 43 points might be a little excessive.