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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Le’Veon a Prayer
1-0 107.8
130.81
 
VS
proj
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
86.28 0-1
126.74

Offensively challenged Le’Veon a Prayer defeat Dont Stop Be-Thielen, 107.80-86.28

Despite posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week, Le’Veon a Prayer secured a 107.80-86.28 victory over Dont Stop Be-Thielen. Le’Veon a Prayer took a 47.30-point lead on Thursday behind 43.4 points from Amari Cooper (13 Rec, 139 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Greg Zuerlein (3-5 FG, 48 long, 2-3 XP) and never looked back. Joe Mixon (127 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 23 Rec Yds) and Justin Herbert (337 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leaders for Dont Stop Be-Thielen in the loss. Le’Veon a Prayer (1-0) will look to notch another W against JJingleheimerSchmidt, while Dont Stop Be-Thielen (0-1) try to right the ship against For Wentz the Bell T.

Matchup Timeline

  Le’Veon a Prayer   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.66 points, Cooper more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 34.4 points as the Cowboys lost to the Buccaneers 31-29. He caught 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Le’Veon a Prayer this week. Next week, Cooper will battle the Chargers.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Le’Veon a Prayer
Points
% of total points 107.8
1
Amari Cooper
WR
34.4
13.66
31.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
18.2
25.85
16.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
20.61
16.1%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
9
8.16
8.3%
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Points
% of total points 86.28
1
Joe Mixon
RB
25
15.11
29%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
16.38
23.01
19%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.7
16.47
13.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
9.8
14.18
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Le’Veon a Prayer, helping the team to a 47.30-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Le’Veon a Prayer   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

Game Notes

Le’Veon a Prayer got the win even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Le’Veon a Prayer ranked 8th.
The matchup's 21.52-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Le’Veon a Prayer get the W, but they also easily covered the 4.07-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Joe Mixon registered 25 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

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