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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Closet of Hope-fuls
1-0 99.7
108.71
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
89.5 0-1
100.47

DeKaylin Zecharius come up short of predictions, succumb to Closet of Hope-fuls, 99.70-89.50

There's no sugarcoating it, DeKaylin Zecharius didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Closet of Hope-fuls earned a 99.70-89.50 victory. Closet of Hope-fuls took a 40.86-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Tom Brady (29.16 points) and Antonio Brown (5 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (235 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 86 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (7 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for DeKaylin Zecharius in the loss. Closet of Hope-fuls improve to 1-0 on the season, while DeKaylin Zecharius fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Closet of Hope-fuls   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown more-than-doubled his 9.07-point projection with 18.7 points against the Cowboys in Week 1. He caught 5 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown in the 31-29 win. Brown ranks #85 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

Closet of Hope-fuls
Points
% of total points 99.7
1
Tom Brady
QB
29.16
22.04
29.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
20.1
14.29
20.2%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
18.7
9.07
18.8%
4
Matt Gay
K
12
9.02
12%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 89.5
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
18
23.83
20.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.8
10.29
18.8%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.4
9.07
18.3%
4
Damien Harris
RB
9.7
10.96
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady hit Antonio Brown for a 47-yard touchdown pass for Closet of Hope-fuls, contributing to a 47.86-7.00 lead for Closet of Hope-fuls.
Sunday Early
D'Andre Swift had a 43-yard touchdown catch for DeKaylin Zecharius, who trailed 65.60-38.30 after the early slate.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 53-yard field goal for Closet of Hope-fuls to contribute to a 97.70-71.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for DeKaylin Zecharius.

Points By Position

  Closet of Hope-fuls   DeKaylin Zecharius

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Closet of Hope-fuls exceeded their scoring projections.
DeKaylin Zecharius had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Closet of Hope-fuls had three players score more points than the leading scorer for DeKaylin Zecharius.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 10.2-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Closet of Hope-fuls earn the win, but they also covered the 8.24-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Closet of Hope-fuls
Kudos to you, Closet of Hope-fuls. Assembling a lineup that nearly reached triple digits this past week. Let's keep this momentum going as we step into our Week 2 matchup.
DeKaylin Zecharius
Let's use this loss as a learning experience and regroup for next week, DeKaylin Zecharius. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and deploy the strongest possible lineup in Week 2.