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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Vikes
1-0 135.96
143.9
 
VS
proj
Born Tua be wild
101.02 0-1
132.97

Born Tua be wild lose to Vikes in 135.96-101.02 rout

There's no way around it, Born Tua be wild dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Vikes rolled to a 135.96-101.02 victory. Vikes grabbed a 1.10-point lead on Thursday behind Greg Zuerlein (12 points) and never gave it up. Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Nick Chubb (83 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 18 Rec Yds) led the charge for Born Tua be wild in defeat. Vikes (1-0) will look to add to their success against Zelinsky Fresno, while Born Tua be wild (0-1) will face Neopol jets in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikes   Born Tua be wild

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (9 Rec, 92 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 25.7 points against the Bengals in Week 1. His scoring output was 79.4% more than his 14.33-point projection. Thielen ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Vikes
Points
% of total points 135.96
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.56
25.38
25.4%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
25.7
14.33
18.9%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.9
12.06
12.4%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
8.64
8.8%
Born Tua be wild
Points
% of total points 101.02
1
Travis Kelce
TE
22.6
16.53
22.4%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
21.1
15.77
20.9%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
13.09
15.1%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
10.1
11.86
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Vikes, while Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 119.06-33.40 lead for Vikes.

Points By Position

  Vikes   Born Tua be wild

Game Notes

Vikes got the W despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Born Tua be wild had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 34.94-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Vikes earn the win, but they also easily covered the 10.94-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Travis Kelce recorded 22.6 points, the second-highest score for a TE this week.

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