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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kyler the Creator
1-0 132.9
105.2
 
VS
proj
Hurts Like Hill
108.38 0-1
107.35

Kyler the Creator brush off predictions, defeat Hurts Like Hill in 132.90-108.38 rout

Kyler the Creator brought their A game, cruising to a 132.90-108.38 victory over Hurts Like Hill. Kyler the Creator nabbed a 34.58-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 61.96 points from Kyler Murray (289 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Deebo Samuel (9 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Hurts Like Hill came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Tyreek Hill (31.6 points) and Travis Kelce (22.6). Unphased, Kyler the Creator pulled it together later that night, as Matthew Stafford (24.34 points) and Robert Woods (10.9) put them back in the lead for good. Kyler the Creator improve to 1-0 on the season, while Hurts Like Hill fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Kyler the Creator   Hurts Like Hill

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Samuel registered 27.4 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 12.08-point projection in the 41-33 win. Samuel ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Kyler the Creator
Points
% of total points 132.9
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.56
25.38
26%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
27.4
12.08
20.6%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.34
20.1
18.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.3
17.06
17.5%
Hurts Like Hill
Points
% of total points 108.38
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
31.6
17.3
29.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.76
20.8
26.5%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22.6
16.54
20.9%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
12.2
12.55
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Kyler the Creator owned an 85.26-50.68 lead. Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Kyler the Creator, while Deebo Samuel had a 79-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Hurts Like Hill, while Robby Anderson had a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Hurts Like Hill, helping the team to a 104.88-97.66 lead.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Kyler the Creator, helping the team to a 132.90-104.88 lead.

Points By Position

  Kyler the Creator   Hurts Like Hill

Game Notes

Kyler the Creator had four of their seven starters exceed their projected point totals.
Despite four of their seven starters exceeding their projected points, Hurts Like Hill lost.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Hurts Like Hill ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Kyler the Creator put up the 1st-best score.
The matchup's 24.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Tyreek Hill put up 31.6 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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