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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
EastRock
1-0 113
120.72
 
VS
proj
william l's Team
92 0-1
124.62

william l's Team succumb to EastRock, 113-92

william l's Team failed to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as EastRock earned a 113-92 victory. william l's Team grabbed a 7-point lead on Thursday, but EastRock held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Joe Burrow (22 points) and Melvin Gordon III (17). Amari Cooper (25 points) and Ryan Tannehill (16) carried the flag for william l's Team in the loss. EastRock (1-0) will look to earn another W against The Real McKoy, while william l's Team (0-1) will face GIT UP in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  EastRock   william l's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gordon III (101 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) scored 17 points against the Giants in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 8.55-point projection. Gordon III ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

EastRock
Points
% of total points 113
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22
22.37
19.5%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
17
8.55
15%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
14
10.6
12.4%
4
Ty'Son Williams
RB
14
8.24
12.4%
william l's Team
Points
% of total points 92
1
Amari Cooper
WR
25
9.69
27.2%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
16
24.26
17.4%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
10
9.52
10.9%
4
DJ Moore
WR
9
9.28
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for william l's Team, helping william l's Team to a 28-21 lead.
Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 50-yard touchdown pass for EastRock, who trailed 81-69 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 70-yard touchdown run for EastRock to contribute to a 97-88 lead for the team.
Monday
Ty'Son Williams had a 35-yard touchdown run for EastRock during Monday Night Football, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  EastRock   william l's Team

Game Notes

Only four of the 11 starters on EastRock exceeded their projected scoring totals.
william l's Team had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
william l's Team can partially blame the loss on Robert Tonyan, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
william l's Team ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while EastRock ranked 8th.
The matchup's 21-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
For william l's Team, Amari Cooper (25 points) recorded the second-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

EastRock
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by stout performances by Melvin Gordon III and Ty'Son Williams, our crew definitely took that to heart this past week. We doubled william l's Team up at the running back position (31 points to 13). Gordon III had 118 total yards and a TD, while Williams logged 94 yards.
william l's Team
The problem this week isn't exactly rocket science, william l's Team. Choosing to start Robert Tonyan in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 113 points... let's aim to play with a full deck of cards next time?