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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Alibi Room
1-0 200.3
186.93
 
VS
proj
rayray
177.95 0-1
182.64

Despite top scorer Hill, rayray fall to The Alibi Room, 200.30-177.95

rayray had the highest scorer in the matchup with WR Tyreek Hill racking up 40.5 points, the second-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat The Alibi Room, who came out on top with a 200.30-177.95 win. The Alibi Room never trailed in this one after nabbing a 22.15-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (38.9 points) and Greg Zuerlein (13). Tyreek Hill (40.5 points) and Tom Brady (37.95) carried the flag for rayray in the loss. The Alibi Room (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against LaFleur's Cram Hole, while rayray (0-1) will take on Mucus Revenge in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  The Alibi Room   rayray

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper more-than-doubled his 17.09-point projection with 38.9 points against the Buccaneers in Week 1. He caught 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 31-29 loss. Cooper ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

The Alibi Room
Points
% of total points 200.3
1
Amari Cooper
WR
38.9
17.09
19.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
37.7
24.54
18.8%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
34.5
30.55
17.2%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
19.8
23.29
9.9%
rayray
Points
% of total points 177.95
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
40.5
21.53
22.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
37.95
26.45
21.3%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
24.7
21.26
13.9%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23.2
27.54
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, after which The Alibi Room had a 61.10-38.95 lead. For The Alibi Room, Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for rayray with a 47-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for The Alibi Room, contributing to a 197.50-114.95 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for rayray, who trailed 200.30-155.45 after the late action.

Points By Position

  The Alibi Room   rayray

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starters on The Alibi Room exceeded their projected point totals.
rayray had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
rayray can partially blame the loss on Zeke Turner, who didn't score any points.
The Alibi Room recorded more points than their projected total, while rayray fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 22.35-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did The Alibi Room win, but they also easily covered the 4.29-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Tyreek Hill scored 40.5 points, the highest score for a WR this week.

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