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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dem Boyz
1-0 141.72
125.91
 
VS
proj
Monty Dog
115.8 0-1
126.56

Dem Boyz top projections, earn win against Monty Dog in 141.72-115.80 rout

Dem Boyz outperformed expectations, rolling to a 141.72-115.80 victory over Monty Dog, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this matchup, as Dem Boyz jumped out to an 80.72-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Amari Cooper and Dak Prescott. Cooper caught 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns for 32.4 points, while Prescott passed for 403 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 13 yards (28.42 points). Dalvin Cook (61 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 43 Rec Yds) and Josh Allen (270 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 44 Rush Yds) led the way for Monty Dog in the loss. Dem Boyz (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against The Eagle Den, while Monty Dog (0-1) will take on Issac's Incredible Team in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Dem Boyz   Monty Dog

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys lost to the Buccaneers 31-29. In doing so, he put up 32.4 points to more-than-double his 13.66-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dem Boyz this week. Cooper will play the Chargers in Week 2.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Dem Boyz
Points
% of total points 141.72
1
Amari Cooper
WR
32.4
13.66
22.9%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
28.42
22.41
20.1%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.2
23.39
16.4%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.9
14.05
14%
Monty Dog
Points
% of total points 115.8
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
20.61
15%
2
Josh Allen
QB
17.2
24.62
14.9%
3
Ty'Son Williams
RB
16.9
10.5
14.6%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
14
15.74
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott linked up with Amari Cooper for a 21-yard touchdown pass for Dem Boyz. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 22-yard touchdown pass, helping to give Dem Boyz an 80.72-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Dem Boyz, contributing to a 135.72-82.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Ty'Son Williams had a 35-yard touchdown run for Monty Dog.

Points By Position

  Dem Boyz   Monty Dog

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Dem Boyz exceeded their scoring projections.
Monty Dog had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dem Boyz had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Monty Dog.
Dem Boyz scored more points than their projected total, while Monty Dog fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 25.92-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Dalvin Cook put up 17.4 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Dem Boyz
Deploying a starting crew that won by nearly 26 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do. We should maintain this momentum as we move on to what ought to be a winnable matchup in Week 2.
Monty Dog
Let's take this defeat as a learning experience and try to improve next week, Monty Dog. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the best possible lineup in Week 2.