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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
ted's Nifty Team
1-0 113.56
122.41
 
VS
proj
Bob's Brilliant Team
92.92 0-1
117.91

Bob's Brilliant Team lose to ted's Nifty Team, 113.56-92.92

There's no sugarcoating it, Bob's Brilliant Team dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as ted's Nifty Team secured a 113.56-92.92 victory. ted's Nifty Team never trailed in this one after earning a 17.00-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (19 points). Tyreek Hill (11 Rec, 197 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and DK Metcalf (4 Rec, 60 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Bob's Brilliant Team in the loss. ted's Nifty Team improve to 1-0 on the season, while Bob's Brilliant Team fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  ted's Nifty Team   Bob's Brilliant Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.03 points, Goedert scored 35.1% more than that amount by scoring 12.2 points as the Eagles beat the Falcons 32-6. He caught 4 passes for 42 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on ted's Nifty Team this week. Goedert will square off against the 49ers in Week 2.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

ted's Nifty Team
Points
% of total points 113.56
1
Russell Wilson
QB
27.06
23.82
23.8%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
19
14.34
16.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
14.5
14.83
12.8%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
12.2
9.03
10.7%
Bob's Brilliant Team
Points
% of total points 92.92
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
31.6
17.3
34%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
14
15.74
15.1%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
12.2
12.54
13.1%
4
Tyler Bass
K
11
9.74
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which ted's Nifty Team owned a 90.86-47.90 lead. For ted's Nifty Team, Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for Bob's Brilliant Team with a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Bob's Brilliant Team, who trailed 109.56-92.92 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  ted's Nifty Team   Bob's Brilliant Team

Game Notes

Just three of the nine starters on ted's Nifty Team scored more than their projected point totals.
Bob's Brilliant Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Bob's Brilliant Team can partially blame the loss on Mike Gesicki, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 20.64-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did ted's Nifty Team get the win, but they also easily covered the 4.51-point forecasted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Tyreek Hill recorded 31.6 points, the best overall score for a WR this week.

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