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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Paul's Big ol Chub
1-0 135.9
117.94
 
VS
proj
Jack's Ingeneous Team
103 0-1
122.36

Paul's Big ol Chub defy projections, knock off Jack's Ingeneous Team in 135.9-103.0 rout

Paul's Big ol Chub outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 135.9-103.0 victory over Jack's Ingeneous Team, who fell short of projections. Jack's Ingeneous Team pulled out to a 4.9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Paul's Big ol Chub after that. They were led by T.J. Hockenson (8 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Nick Chubb (83 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds). Tyler Lockett (24 points) and Cooper Kupp (20.3) led the charge for Jack's Ingeneous Team in defeat. Paul's Big ol Chub (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Little Naccums, while Jack's Ingeneous Team (0-1) face ian's Wonderful Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Paul's Big ol Chub   Jack's Ingeneous Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 16 points, surrendering 371 yards, and forcing a fumble against the Bills, the Steelers defense tallied 14 points this week. They more-than-tripled their 4.32-point projection in the 23-16 win. The Steelers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Paul's Big ol Chub
Points
% of total points 135.9
1
T.J. Hockenson
TE
21.7
10.69
16%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
21.1
15.77
15.5%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
18
23.83
13.2%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.9
12.06
12.4%
Jack's Ingeneous Team
Points
% of total points 103
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
24
13.31
23.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.3
13.41
19.7%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.2
24.62
16.7%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
10
8.88
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch for Jack's Ingeneous Team, who trailed 73.4-64.3 after the early round of games.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for Paul's Big ol Chub on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Paul's Big ol Chub   Jack's Ingeneous Team

Game Notes

Paul's Big ol Chub had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Jack's Ingeneous Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Paul's Big ol Chub recorded more points than their projected total, while Jack's Ingeneous Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 32.9-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Tyler Lockett put up 24 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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