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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Hooligans
1-0 141.1
162.71
 
VS
proj
Negligent Discharges
91.65 0-1
164.35

Hooligans find way to defeat Negligent Discharges 141.10-91.65

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Hooligans did enough to get the best of Negligent Discharges. Predicted to lose 164.35-162.71, Hooligans emerged victorious with a 141.10-91.65 victory over Negligent Discharges. Negligent Discharges leapt out to a 29.40-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from CeeDee Lamb (24 points) and Mike Evans (5.4). But Hooligans held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 187 yards from scrimmage for 27.7 points, and David Montgomery, who ran for 108 yards and a touchdown (18.8 points). Hooligans (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Steel Reign, while Negligent Discharges (0-1) will try to get their first win against Rebel Alliance.

Matchup Timeline

  Hooligans   Negligent Discharges

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 108 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Montgomery recorded 18.8 points this week. He scored 23.3% more than his 15.25-point projection in the 34-14 loss. Montgomery ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Hooligans
Points
% of total points 141.1
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
26.64
19.6%
2
David Montgomery
RB
18.8
15.25
13.3%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.3
28.06
13%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
18.2
15.77
12.9%
Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 91.65
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
24
17.64
26.2%
2
Noah Fant
TE
12.2
11.15
13.3%
3
Chris Boswell
K
12
7.83
13.1%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
10.7
19.55
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Negligent Discharges, helping Negligent Discharges to a 29.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 52-yard catch and a 40-yard catch for Hooligans, helping the team to an 83.60-69.05 lead.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 41-yard run for Hooligans, helping the team to a 141.10-91.65 lead.

Points By Position

  Hooligans   Negligent Discharges

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Hooligans exceeded their projected point totals.
Negligent Discharges had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 49.45-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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