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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kermit Mahomes
1-0 111.56
115.95
 
VS
proj
Eamonn
70.44 0-1
103.25

Eamonn fall short of projections, succumb to Kermit Mahomes in 111.56-70.44 rout

There's no way around it, Eamonn underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Kermit Mahomes cruised to a 111.56-70.44 victory. Kermit Mahomes got out to a 12.70-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (14.5 points) and never gave it back. Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Baker Mayfield (321 Pass Yds) did everything they could for Eamonn in defeat. Kermit Mahomes (1-0) will look to get another win against Grounds Game Keeper, while Eamonn (0-1) attempt to earn their first W against [Error 408 Request Timeout].

Matchup Timeline

  Kermit Mahomes   Eamonn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gay (2-2 FG, 53 long, 4-4 XP) scored 12 points in a 34-14 win over the Bears in Week 1. His scoring output was 33% more than his 9.02-point projection. Gay ranks #8 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Colts next week.
Matt Gay

Top Player Comparison

Kermit Mahomes
Points
% of total points 111.56
1
Russell Wilson
QB
27.06
23.82
24.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
18.7
20.13
16.8%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
14.5
11.29
13%
4
Matt Gay
K
12
9.02
10.8%
Eamonn
Points
% of total points 70.44
1
Travis Kelce
TE
19.6
13.09
27.8%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
13.64
19.36
19.4%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
13.3
11.91
18.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
9.4
10.31
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Kermit Mahomes, contributing to a 97.56-34.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 44-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Eamonn, who trailed 97.56-70.44 after the late games.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 53-yard field goal for Kermit Mahomes, helping the team to a 109.56-70.44 lead.

Points By Position

  Kermit Mahomes   Eamonn

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Kermit Mahomes exceeded their projected point totals.
Eamonn had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 41.12-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Kermit Mahomes win, but they also easily covered the 12.7-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Travis Kelce scored 19.6 points, the second-best score for a tight end this week.

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