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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Casey Cranford
1-0 114.1
124.28
 
VS
proj
Steve's Team
106.38 0-1
115.7

Back-and-forth battle ends with Casey Cranford coming back to defeat Steve's Team, 114.10-106.38

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Casey Cranford earned a come-from-behind win over Steve's Team, coming back for a 114.10-106.38 victory. Despite trailing 106.38-104.50 heading into Monday night, Casey Cranford made a run behind Saquon Barkley, who caught 6 passes for 60 yards for 9.6 points. Josh Allen (312 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 57 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Steve's Team in the loss. Casey Cranford (1-0) will look to notch another win against C And K's Crazy Team, while Steve's Team (0-1) will meet Fly Eagles Fly in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Casey Cranford   Steve's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons, Metcalf scored 17.5 points this week. He scored 38% more than his 12.68-point projection in the 38-25 win. Metcalf ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Casey Cranford
Points
% of total points 114.1
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
27.5
25.15
24.1%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
17.5
12.68
15.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
15.29
13.7%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
13.1
12.33
11.5%
Steve's Team
Points
% of total points 106.38
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.18
20
26.5%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
21.2
18.81
19.9%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.5
14.96
12.7%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
10.56
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 47-yard pass for Casey Cranford, while DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch, helping Casey Cranford to a 73.90-50.98 lead.

Points By Position

  Casey Cranford   Steve's Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Casey Cranford exceeded their projected point totals.
Steve's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 7.72-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Casey Cranford. They got the W, but did not cover the 8.58-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen recorded 28.18 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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