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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
YAC Boyz
1-0 74.5
79.25
 
VS
proj
The Moan Zone
73.12 0-1
104.84

The Moan Zone fall short of predictions, succumb to YAC Boyz in 74.50-73.12 battle

The Moan Zone were unable to bring their A game, as YAC Boyz squeaked by for a 74.50-73.12 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as YAC Boyz led 74.50-56.62 heading into Monday night. The Moan Zone made it close behind Josh Jacobs, who ran for 34 yards and 2 touchdowns for 16.5 points. Joe Mixon (23 points) and Jamaal Williams (21) were the top scorers for YAC Boyz in the win. YAC Boyz improve to 1-0 on the season, while The Moan Zone fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  YAC Boyz   The Moan Zone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 110 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the 49ers, Williams recorded 21 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 10.44-point projection in the 41-33 loss. Williams ranks #91 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Jamaal Williams

Top Player Comparison

YAC Boyz
Points
% of total points 74.5
1
Joe Mixon
RB
23
15.11
30.9%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
21
10.44
28.2%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.9
14.06
26.7%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
9.2
18.9
12.3%
The Moan Zone
Points
% of total points 73.12
1
Sam Darnold
QB
19.06
19.33
26.1%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
16.5
11.9
22.6%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
10
8.88
13.7%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
8.7
14.38
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch for YAC Boyz, contributing to a 19.90-3.90 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Sam Darnold had a 57-yard touchdown pass for The Moan Zone, who trailed 74.50-47.92 after the early action.

Points By Position

  YAC Boyz   The Moan Zone

Game Notes

Only three of the seven starters on YAC Boyz scored higher than their point projections.
The Moan Zone had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
YAC Boyz won despite starting Jacob Eason, who scored zero points.
Joe Mixon, Jamaal Williams, and CeeDee Lamb all scored more points than Sam Darnold, the leading scorer for The Moan Zone.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The Moan Zone ranked 13th in the league in scoring this week, while YAC Boyz ranked 12th.
The matchup's 1.38-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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