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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
1-0 106
102.95
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
105 0-1
116.98

Shalabajzeri fall short of expectations, succumb to Desert Eagles in 106-105 battle

Shalabajzeri failed to bring their A game, as Desert Eagles eked out a 106-105 victory. Shalabajzeri had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they fell short. Desert Eagles led 90-75 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 30 points from Matthew Stafford on Sunday night for Shalabajzeri. Desert Eagles were led by Patrick Mahomes (38 points) and CeeDee Lamb (16). Desert Eagles (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against spopov_k_2021, while Shalabajzeri (0-1) face off against Fools and Horses in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp scored 71.3% more than his 9.34-point projection with 16 points against the Bears in Week 1. He caught 7 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in the 34-14 win. Kupp ranks #38 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 106
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38
28.32
35.8%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16
10.13
15.1%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16
9.34
15.1%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
10
11.29
9.4%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 105
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30
22.96
28.6%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
25
9.69
23.8%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
12.83
19%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
10.03
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, but it was Shalabajzeri who owned the lead, 28-16. For Desert Eagles, CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Shalabajzeri with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Desert Eagles, helping the team to a 90-75 lead.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Shalabajzeri, who trailed 106-105 after the evening game.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   Shalabajzeri

Game Notes

Desert Eagles got the W even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Shalabajzeri had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Desert Eagles won despite starting Robert Tonyan, who scored zero points.
Desert Eagles scored more points than their projected total, while Shalabajzeri fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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