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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
1-0 102.6
118.83
 
VS
proj
AA Ron Balakay
101.1 0-1
116.48

BaLLCHiNiaNzzz fall short of expectations, still manage to top AA Ron Balakay in 102.6-101.1 battle

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but BaLLCHiNiaNzzz did enough to beat AA Ron Balakay. Predicted to win 118.8-116.5, BaLLCHiNiaNzzz narrowly earned a 102.6-101.1 victory over AA Ron Balakay. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as BaLLCHiNiaNzzz led 92.1-65.4 heading into Sunday night. AA Ron Balakay made them sweat behind Ezekiel Elliott (96 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jared Goff (275 Pass Yds, 15 Rush Yds). Kyler Murray (26.3 points) and Raheem Mostert (23.1) were the top performers for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz in the victory. BaLLCHiNiaNzzz (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against KOOL-K8T, while AA Ron Balakay (0-1) take on DarwinThompsonLIVMVP in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  BaLLCHiNiaNzzz   AA Ron Balakay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 151 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Cardinals, Mostert tallied 23.1 points this week. He scored 79.6% more than his 12.86-point projection in the 24-20 loss. Mostert ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Raheem Mostert

Top Player Comparison

BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
Points
% of total points 102.6
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.3
18.6
25.6%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
23.1
12.86
22.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
13.1
15.51
12.8%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.7
13.87
12.4%
AA Ron Balakay
Points
% of total points 101.1
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.2
17.98
25.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
14
15.11
13.8%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
11.9
11.53
11.8%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
10.1
9.35
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, while Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 92.1-65.4 lead for BaLLCHiNiaNzzz.

Points By Position

  BaLLCHiNiaNzzz   AA Ron Balakay

Game Notes

BaLLCHiNiaNzzz won even though only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
AA Ron Balakay had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 1.5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
BaLLCHiNiaNzzz managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 2.35-point projected margin of victory.
For AA Ron Balakay, Ezekiel Elliott registered 26.2 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

BaLLCHiNiaNzzz
This sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid display by Kyler Murray, we nearly tripled AA Ron Balakay at the quarterback position this past week (26.3 points to 9.5). Murray went 26-for-40 for 230 yards, one TD, and an INT in a four-point victory over the 49ers.
AA Ron Balakay
A single missed field goal isn't usually a reason to be upset. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Ka'imi Fairbairn goes 0-for-1 on FGs instead of 1-for-1, and AA Ron Balakay drops the matchup by 1.5 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.