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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
LongShotzz
1-0 26.54
21.63
 
VS
proj
Hancocks Beast
22.37 0-1
19.85

LongShotzz defy predictions, defeat Hancocks Beast, 26.54-22.37

Both teams brought their A game and outperformed expectations, but it was LongShotzz who came out on top, coming out on top with a 26.54-22.37 victory over Hancocks Beast. LongShotzz never trailed in this one after taking a 2.38-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (3.91 points) and Chris Godwin (2.31). Amari Cooper (3.84 points) and Christian McCaffrey (3.27) did everything they could for Hancocks Beast in the loss. LongShotzz (1-0) will look to notch another W against sodinesTCL, while Hancocks Beast (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Mario's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  LongShotzz   Hancocks Beast

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Addison crushed his 0.56-point projection with 2.95 points against the Steelers in Week 1. He made a tackle and recorded a sack in the 23-16 loss. Addison ranks #7 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Mario Addison

Top Player Comparison

LongShotzz
Points
% of total points 26.54
1
Tom Brady
QB
3.91
3.43
14.7%
2
Mario Addison
DE
2.95
0.56
11.1%
3
Rasheem Green
DE
2.6
0
9.8%
4
Paulson Adebo
CB
2.35
0
8.9%
Hancocks Beast
Points
% of total points 22.37
1
Amari Cooper
WR
3.84
1.7
17.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
3.27
3.01
14.6%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
2.92
1.63
13.1%
4
Kevin Byard
S
2.55
2.07
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Thursday, but it was LongShotzz who took the lead, 6.22-3.84. For LongShotzz, Tom Brady had a 47-yard touchdown pass. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Hancocks Beast with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch for Hancocks Beast, who trailed 19.63-18.76 after the early games.

Points By Position

  LongShotzz   Hancocks Beast

Game Notes

LongShotzz emerged victorious despite the fact that only seven of their 19 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Hancocks Beast had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as LongShotzz had five starters score zero points, while Hancocks Beast had nine.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Hancocks Beast ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while LongShotzz ranked 9th.
The matchup's 4.17-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did LongShotzz win, but they also covered the 1.78-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Amari Cooper recorded 3.84 points, the second-highest score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

LongShotzz
Hey, quick math, LongShotzz... what happens when you multiply five times zero? A pretty lucky win against Hancocks Beast, if you ask us! Starting five players who didn't get any points this past week - how did we get this victory?
Hancocks Beast
The problem this week was pretty easy to identify, Hancocks Beast. Choosing to start multiple zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 26.54 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time?