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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Boats and Joes
1-0 118.42
108.53
 
VS
proj
eric's Team
73.22 0-1
104.9

eric's Team fall short of predictions, lose to Boats and Joes in 118.42-73.22 rout

There's no easy way to put it, eric's Team dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Boats and Joes rolled to a 118.42-73.22 victory. Boats and Joes pulled out to an 11.40-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (25.9 points) and never let it go. Corey Davis (21.7 points) and Chris Godwin (14.5) were the leaders for eric's Team in the loss. Boats and Joes improve to 1-0 on the season, while eric's Team fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Boats and Joes   eric's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Buccaneers, Cooper registered 25.9 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 10.64-point projection in the 31-29 loss. Cooper ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Boats and Joes
Points
% of total points 118.42
1
Amari Cooper
WR
25.9
10.64
21.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
21
13.48
17.7%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
18.7
20.13
15.8%
4
Darren Waller
TE
16.5
10.01
13.9%
eric's Team
Points
% of total points 73.22
1
Corey Davis
WR
21.7
9.93
29.6%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
14.5
11.29
19.8%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
7.7
18.24
10.5%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
7.6
10.4
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Boats and Joes to contribute to a 25.90-14.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Corey Davis had a 22-yard touchdown catch for eric's Team, who trailed 101.92-62.30 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Boats and Joes   eric's Team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Boats and Joes exceeded their projected point totals.
eric's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Boats and Joes put up more points than their projected total, while eric's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 45.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Boats and Joes win, but they also easily covered the 3.63-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Corey Davis recorded 21.7 points, the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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