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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
TACO CORP
1-0 107.24
127.43
 
VS
proj
Ol' Smoke Crotches
99.84 0-1
122.74

TACO CORP fall short of expectations, find way to knock off Ol' Smoke Crotches, 107.24-99.84

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but TACO CORP did enough to knock off Ol' Smoke Crotches, emerging victorious with a 107.24-99.84 victory. Ol' Smoke Crotches grabbed a 15.64-point lead on Thursday, but TACO CORP held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Clyde Edwards-Helaire (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Chris Carson (21 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Patrick Mahomes (23.44 points) and Robert Woods (16.9) were the top scorers for Ol' Smoke Crotches in the loss. TACO CORP (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Dr. Hector Rocha, while Ol' Smoke Crotches (0-1) will try to right the ship against Rafi’s Pocket Dogs.

Matchup Timeline

  TACO CORP   Ol' Smoke Crotches

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson scored 51.4% more than his 14.27-point projection with 21.6 points against the Falcons in Week 1. He racked up 66 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes in the 38-25 win. Carson ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

TACO CORP
Points
% of total points 107.24
1
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
21.8
16.84
20.3%
2
Chris Carson
RB
21.6
14.27
20.1%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
18.64
22.92
17.4%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
13.2
12.99
12.3%
Ol' Smoke Crotches
Points
% of total points 99.84
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.44
26.83
23.5%
2
Robert Woods
WR
16.9
12.88
16.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
16
10.3
16%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
14
15.11
14%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for TACO CORP, who trailed 37.44-21.80 after Thursday Night Football.

Points By Position

  TACO CORP   Ol' Smoke Crotches

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on TACO CORP scored more than their projected point totals.
Ol' Smoke Crotches had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
TACO CORP ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Ol' Smoke Crotches ranked 9th.
The matchup's 7.4-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did TACO CORP get the win, but they also covered the 4.69-point projected margin of victory.

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