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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Average Joe’s
1-0 138.32
144.57
 
VS
proj
Catalina Wine Mixon
121.96 0-1
123.32

Despite top scorer Ridley, Catalina Wine Mixon fall to Average Joe’s, 138.32-121.96

Catalina Wine Mixon had the top scorer in the matchup with WR Calvin Ridley racking up 33.9 points, the fifth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Average Joe’s, who secured a 138.32-121.96 win. Average Joe’s earned a 35.82-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 39.82 points from Deshaun Watson (253 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Calvin Ridley (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ben Roethlisberger (229 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) did everything they could for Catalina Wine Mixon in the loss. Average Joe’s (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Off Constantly, while Catalina Wine Mixon (0-1) meet Rohman’s roster in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Average Joe’s   Catalina Wine Mixon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster scored 55.4% more than his 16.02-point projection with 24.9 points against the Giants in Week 1. He caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 26-16 win. Smith-Schuster ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Average Joe’s
Points
% of total points 138.32
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
28.4
24.96
20.5%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.9
16.02
18%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.82
25.11
16.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
17
18.5
12.3%
Catalina Wine Mixon
Points
% of total points 121.96
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
33.9
15.83
27.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
28.06
22.54
23%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
12.1
11.01
9.9%
4
Matt Prater
K
12
8.15
9.8%

Points By Position

  Average Joe’s   Catalina Wine Mixon

Game Notes

Average Joe’s won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Catalina Wine Mixon lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
The matchup's 16.36-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Average Joe’s. They got the win, but did not cover the 21.25-point projected margin of victory.
For Catalina Wine Mixon, Calvin Ridley registered 33.9 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Average Joe’s
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by solid performances by Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor, our team made that a point of emphasis this past week. We doubled Catalina Wine Mixon up at the running back position (43.3 points to 18.2). McCaffrey had 134 total yards and two TDs, while Taylor chipped in with 89 yards.
Catalina Wine Mixon
You can rest easy knowing that your generosity this week did not go unnoticed, Catalina Wine Mixon. It takes a true winner to help someone like Average Joe’s succeed. Who knows, maybe they'll return the favor by choosing a couple of defenses early in next year's draft... something like that!