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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Mighty Midgets
1-0 287.74
247.06
 
VS
proj
DETROIT DEMONZ
194.58 0-1
234.03

The Mighty Midgets beat predictions, earn win over DETROIT DEMONZ in 287.74-194.58 rout

The Mighty Midgets showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 287.74-194.58 victory over DETROIT DEMONZ, who fell short of projections. DETROIT DEMONZ pulled out to a 3.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Mighty Midgets after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (92.54 points) and Tyler Lockett (40). Joe Mixon (67 points) and Matt Ryan (32.08) led the way for DETROIT DEMONZ in defeat. The Mighty Midgets improve to 1-0 on the season, while DETROIT DEMONZ fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Mighty Midgets   DETROIT DEMONZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (4 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 40 points in a 28-16 win over the Colts in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 20.97-point projection. Lockett ranks #39 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

The Mighty Midgets
Points
% of total points 287.74
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
92.54
74.35
32.2%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
40
20.97
13.9%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
37.8
21.55
13.1%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
35.2
21.54
12.2%
DETROIT DEMONZ
Points
% of total points 194.58
1
Joe Mixon
RB
67
42.28
34.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
32.08
63.97
16.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
29.7
38.73
15.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
19.9
24.71
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch for The Mighty Midgets, while Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 174.58-93.40 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for The Mighty Midgets, who trailed 188.58-185.94 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  The Mighty Midgets   DETROIT DEMONZ

Game Notes

The Mighty Midgets had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
DETROIT DEMONZ had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DETROIT DEMONZ can partially blame the loss on Odell Beckham Jr., who didn't score any points.
The Mighty Midgets put up more points than their projected total, while DETROIT DEMONZ failed to reach their projection.
The showdown featured the top and bottom-scoring teams in the league this week.
The matchup's 93.16-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Mighty Midgets get the W, but they also easily covered the 13.03-point predicted margin of victory.
For DETROIT DEMONZ, Joe Mixon scored 67 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

The Mighty Midgets
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Along with nearly tripling DETROIT DEMONZ at QB (92.54 points to 32.08), we also nearly tripled them at WR (113 to 38.8).
DETROIT DEMONZ
Unless DETROIT DEMONZ wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many chances" can't be a valid excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 27 times in Week 1. Those players might need to spend more time with the JUGS machine, considering they hauled in only 16 receptions.