Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Daniel's Definitive Team
1-0 179.98
149.63
 
VS
proj
We Dem Boys!
132.25 0-1
149.31

Daniel's Definitive Team earn win over We Dem Boys! in 179.98-132.25 rout

Daniel's Definitive Team stepped up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 179.98-132.25 victory over We Dem Boys!, who fell short of projections. We Dem Boys! nabbed a 37.55-point lead on Thursday behind 44.45 points from Dak Prescott (403 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Micah Parsons (7 Tackles). But it was all Daniel's Definitive Team after that. They were led by Russell Wilson (254 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Tyreek Hill (11 Rec, 197 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Daniel's Definitive Team (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Steelers Fan, while We Dem Boys! (0-1) will try to right the ship against Colt’s Not So Official Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Daniel's Definitive Team   We Dem Boys!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the 49ers in Week 1, Hockenson scored 20.13 points to more-than-double his 9.54-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Daniel's Definitive Team this week. Next week, Hockenson will face the Packers.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

Daniel's Definitive Team
Points
% of total points 179.98
1
Russell Wilson
QB
37.6
31.27
20.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
31.03
16.6
17.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
20.55
14.94
11.4%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
20.13
9.54
11.2%
We Dem Boys!
Points
% of total points 132.25
1
Dak Prescott
QB
38.45
29.46
29.1%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.93
21.55
15.8%
3
David Montgomery
RB
18.05
13.04
13.6%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
12.5
13.4
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for We Dem Boys!, helping We Dem Boys! to a 41.55-4.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Daniel's Definitive Team, who trailed 101.20-96.89 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Daniel's Definitive Team to contribute to a 167.40-114.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 41-yard run for We Dem Boys!, who trailed 177.48-132.25 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Daniel's Definitive Team   We Dem Boys!

Game Notes

Daniel's Definitive Team had seven of their 13 starters exceed their projected points.
We Dem Boys! had only four of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Daniel's Definitive Team recorded more points than their projected total, while We Dem Boys! failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 47.73-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Daniel's Definitive Team earn the win, but they also covered the 0.32-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dak Prescott (38.45 points) posted the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Daniel's Definitive Team
Assembling a starting crew that produced nearly 180 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's tip our cap to the GM of We Dem Boys!, take this win in stride, and continue marching forward to the Leatherheads league championship.
We Dem Boys!
The problem in Week 1 isn't exactly rocket science, We Dem Boys!. Choosing to start the Dallas Cowboys defense in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up almost 180 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?