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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
C WOOD 1998
1-0 124.52
98.03
 
VS
proj
ghost to the post
104.35 0-1
84.89

Back-and-forth battle ends with C WOOD 1998 coming back to top ghost to the post in 124.52-104.35 rout

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, C WOOD 1998 earned a convincing win over ghost to the post, cruising to a 124.52-104.35 victory. ghost to the post pulled out to an early 0.58-point lead on Thursday. C WOOD 1998 came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by stellar performances from Joe Mixon (18.5 points) and Brandin Cooks (11.6). Unphased, ghost to the post rallied later that night to take a 3.33-point lead behind Cooper Kupp (16.4 points) and Troy Reeder (4.25). But C WOOD 1998 came back again on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Darren Waller (16.25 points) and Johnathan Abram (7.25) put them back in the lead for good. C WOOD 1998 (1-0) will look to add to their success against FtheRefs, while ghost to the post (0-1) will attempt to get their first win against marco 3.

Matchup Timeline

  C WOOD 1998   ghost to the post

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens, Waller registered 16.25 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 6.4-point projection in the 33-27 win. Waller ranks #23 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

C WOOD 1998
Points
% of total points 124.52
1
Dak Prescott
QB
23.37
18.61
18.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
18.5
8.28
14.9%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.25
6.4
13.1%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
11.6
5.85
9.3%
ghost to the post
Points
% of total points 104.35
1
Amari Cooper
WR
23.95
6.67
23%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
16.45
15.72
15.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.4
6.32
15.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.15
8.54
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Thursday, after which ghost to the post owned a 23.95-23.37 lead. For C WOOD 1998, Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for ghost to the post with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was C WOOD 1998 who owned the lead, 89.72-61.25. Brandin Cooks had a 52-yard catch and a 40-yard catch for C WOOD 1998, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for ghost to the post with a 50-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  C WOOD 1998   ghost to the post

Game Notes

C WOOD 1998 had seven of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
ghost to the post had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
ghost to the post can partially blame the loss on Quinn Nordin, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 20.17-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did C WOOD 1998 get the win, but they also covered the 13.14-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Amari Cooper scored 23.95 points, the best overall score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

C WOOD 1998
Bravo, C WOOD 1998. Good work deploying a lineup that blew the competition out by more than 20 points this past matchup. Let's take this win in stride, tip our cap to the GM of ghost to the post, and continue marching forward to the Raider Nation Football League title.
ghost to the post
Well, ghost to the post, this week's problem is fairly easy to identify. Choosing to start Quinn Nordin in a tough fantasy matchup... let's just move on from this and assume something like this won't be happening again.