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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dunwoody Bulldogs
1-0 129.7
125.13
 
VS
proj
Yokohama Zets
113.1 0-1
140.89

Yokohama Zets come up short of projections, succumb to Dunwoody Bulldogs, 129.7-113.1

There's no sugarcoating it, Yokohama Zets dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Dunwoody Bulldogs came back to earn a 129.7-113.1 victory. Dunwoody Bulldogs trailed 113.1-108.4 heading into Sunday night, but the unit roared back behind Tyler Higbee, who caught 5 passes for 68 yards for 11.8 points, and Allen Robinson II, who caught 6 passes for 35 yards (9.5 points). Jalen Hurts (31.4 points) and Joe Mixon (25) carried the flag for Yokohama Zets in the loss. Dunwoody Bulldogs (1-0) will look to add to their success against ender's TeamC, while Yokohama Zets (0-1) will try to develop some positive momentum against absolutereckless.

Matchup Timeline

  Dunwoody Bulldogs   Yokohama Zets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense more-than-tripled their 4.32-point projection with 14 points against the Bills in Week 1. They allowed 16 points, surrendered 371 yards, and forced a fumble in the 23-16 win. The Steelers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Dunwoody Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 129.7
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
26
16.51
20%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
22.1
17.25
17%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
17.1
14.38
13.2%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
4.32
10.8%
Yokohama Zets
Points
% of total points 113.1
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
31.4
23.02
27.8%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25
16.73
22.1%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
16
18.5
14.1%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.7
19.51
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Yokohama Zets who owned the lead, 108.1-69.2. For Dunwoody Bulldogs, Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for Yokohama Zets with a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Dunwoody Bulldogs   Yokohama Zets

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Dunwoody Bulldogs exceeded their projected point totals.
Yokohama Zets had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Yokohama Zets can partially blame the loss on Mike Gesicki, who didn't score any points.
Dunwoody Bulldogs put up more points than their projected total, while Yokohama Zets fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 16.6-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Jalen Hurts put up 31.4 points, the fifth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Dunwoody Bulldogs
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Dunwoody Bulldogs! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then here's one area where we can improve; our starting quarterback was severely outplayed this past week. Jalen Hurts went 27-of-35 for 264 yards and three touchdowns for Yokohama Zets, and all Matt Ryan could manage through the air was 164 passing yards. Let's put some more effort into studying those playbooks!
Yokohama Zets
Well, we can't really whine about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) combined to get a grand total of 21 targets in Week 1. Chemistry could be a problem, as that group tallied only 12 catches.