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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
bmwats's Dazzling Team
1-0 165
130.86
 
VS
proj
bunkstraps
120 0-1
114.89

bmwats's Dazzling Team beat projections, defeat bunkstraps in 165-120 rout

bmwats's Dazzling Team rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 165-120 victory over bunkstraps. bmwats's Dazzling Team earned a 23-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (40 points) and never let go of it. Jalen Hurts (264 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 62 Rush Yds) and Daniel Jones (267 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the way for bunkstraps in the loss. bmwats's Dazzling Team (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against LarryDavidShrimp, while bunkstraps (0-1) try to generate some positive momentum against Uncrustables.

Matchup Timeline

  bmwats's Dazzling Team   bunkstraps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hockenson (8 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 17 points in a 41-33 lost to the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.32-point projection. Hockenson ranks #58 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

bmwats's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 165
1
Tom Brady
QB
40
29.79
24.2%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
40
24.36
24.2%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
21
10.65
12.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
12.83
12.1%
bunkstraps
Points
% of total points 120
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
37
25.35
30.8%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
25
21.4
20.8%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
4.32
11.7%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
12
8.64
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 47-yard touchdown pass for bmwats's Dazzling Team to contribute to a 40-17 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which bmwats's Dazzling Team owned a 106-89 lead. For bmwats's Dazzling Team, Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for bunkstraps with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, bmwats's Dazzling Team emerged with a 165-114 lead. For bmwats's Dazzling Team, Jameis Winston had a 55-yard touchdown pass. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for bunkstraps with a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  bmwats's Dazzling Team   bunkstraps

Game Notes

bmwats's Dazzling Team had five of their nine starting players score higher than their projected points.
bunkstraps had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 45-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did bmwats's Dazzling Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 15.97-point projected margin of victory.

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