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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Lazy Laughing Lizard
1-0 140.75
141.34
 
VS
proj
What?!
123.5 0-1
133.13

Lazy Laughing Lizard defeat What?!, 140.75-123.50

Lazy Laughing Lizard scored a hard-fought win over What?!, coming out on top with a 140.75-123.50 victory. What?! took a 21.50-point lead on Thursday, but Lazy Laughing Lizard held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 289 yards , ran for 20 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 35 points, and Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 187 yards from scrimmage (23 points). Russell Wilson (26 points) and Nick Chubb (22) did their part for What?! in the loss. Lazy Laughing Lizard improve to 1-0 on the season, while What?! fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hockenson (8 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20.5 points in a 41-33 lost to the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.62-point projection. Hockenson ranks #58 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 140.75
1
Kyler Murray
QB
35
28.5
24.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23
22.58
16.3%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
20.5
8.62
14.6%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
20.25
15.43
14.4%
What?!
Points
% of total points 123.5
1
Russell Wilson
QB
26
25.56
21.1%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
22
15.91
17.8%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
17.5
12.48
14.2%
4
The Washington Football Team defense
DEF
14
12.4
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Lazy Laughing Lizard emerged with a 119.75-101.50 lead. For Lazy Laughing Lizard, Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for What?! with a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Lazy Laughing Lizard   What?!

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Lazy Laughing Lizard exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points, What?! lost.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 17.25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Lazy Laughing Lizard win, but they also easily covered the 8.21-point projected margin of victory.
For What?!, Russell Wilson (26 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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