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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Thielen your cousins
1-0 159.16
126.45
 
VS
proj
Joey's Team
91.78 0-1
124.76

Thielen your cousins defeat Joey's Team in 159.16-91.78 rout

Thielen your cousins brought their A game and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 159.16-91.78 victory over Joey's Team, who fell short of projections. Joey's Team earned a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Thielen your cousins after that. They were led by 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). Miles Sanders (15.3 points) and Justin Herbert (14.38) led the way for Joey's Team in defeat. Thielen your cousins (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Caiden's Team, while Joey's Team (0-1) will face off against owen's Unreal Team in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Thielen your cousins   Joey's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (9 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.4 points in a 41-33 win over the Lions in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.08-point projection. Samuel ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Thielen your cousins
Points
% of total points 159.16
1
Kyler Murray
QB
37.56
26.46
23.6%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
27.4
12.08
17.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
22.6
16.54
14.2%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
20.4
10.62
12.8%
Joey's Team
Points
% of total points 91.78
1
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
13.08
16.7%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
14.38
23.01
15.7%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
12.52
15%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
12.9
15.98
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Thielen your cousins, while Deebo Samuel had a 79-yard touchdown catch, helping Thielen your cousins to a 117.46-91.78 lead.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for Thielen your cousins on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Thielen your cousins   Joey's Team

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Thielen your cousins scored higher than their projected point totals.
Joey's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Thielen your cousins had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Joey's Team.
Thielen your cousins put up more points than their projected total, while Joey's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 67.38-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Thielen your cousins earn the win, but they also covered the 1.69-point predicted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Thielen your cousins
Creating mismatches is a huge key to success in football. Fueled by an awesome showing from Kyler Murray, we royally dominated Joey's Team at the quarterback position this past week (37.56 points to 14.38). Murray went 21-for-32 for 289 yards, four TDs, and an INT in a 38-13 win over the Titans.
Joey's Team
Unless Joey's Team wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many opportunities" cannot be a viable excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) were targeted a hearty 35 times in Week 1. Chemistry appears to be an issue, as that group reeled in only 21 receptions.