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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
AlaskaDave
1-0 126.92
122.35
 
VS
proj
CHAMPS
112.4 0-1
115.81

AlaskaDave top CHAMPS, 126.92-112.40

AlaskaDave scored a hard-fought win over CHAMPS, securing a 126.92-112.40 victory. AlaskaDave leapt out to a 28.82-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 28.82 points from Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (20 Pts Allowed, 360 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (27.3 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (21.9) led the way for CHAMPS in the loss. AlaskaDave (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Ron Mexico, while CHAMPS (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Blaze's Super Team.

Matchup Timeline

  AlaskaDave   CHAMPS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 34.6 points, Adams more-than-doubled his 16.13-point projection as the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34. He caught 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on AlaskaDave this week. Adams will battle the Lions next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

AlaskaDave
Points
% of total points 126.92
1
Davante Adams
WR
34.6
16.13
27.3%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.82
22.29
17.2%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
14.6
17.63
11.5%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.5
14.96
10.6%
CHAMPS
Points
% of total points 112.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
19.05
24.3%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.9
13.16
19.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.3
17.35
19%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.6
12.5
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for AlaskaDave, helping the team to a 76.62-53.20 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was AlaskaDave who took the lead, 106.82-90.50. For AlaskaDave, Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for CHAMPS with a 22-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  AlaskaDave   CHAMPS

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on AlaskaDave scored higher than their point projections.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, CHAMPS lost.
AlaskaDave put up more points than their projected total, while CHAMPS failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 14.52-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did AlaskaDave get the W, but they also easily covered the 6.54-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Kyler Murray (27.3 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

AlaskaDave
Deploying a lineup that registered nearly 127 points this past week... we did what was needed and took care of business. Let's tip our cap to the GM of CHAMPS, take this win in stride, and continue marching forward to the Yahoo Public 865132 league title.
CHAMPS
Talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for CHAMPS collectively registered a pair of receptions on only three measly targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to dial up a couple of screen plays in Week 2!