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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
1-0 149
135
 
VS
proj
Gronkey Kong
103 0-1
117.16

Mean Machine knock off Gronkey Kong in 149-103 rout

Mean Machine showed up, rolling to a 149-103 victory over Gronkey Kong, who fell short of projections. Mean Machine got out to a 26-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (25 points) and Ronald Jones II (1) and never looked back. Matthew Stafford (321 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Brandin Cooks (5 Rec, 132 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Gronkey Kong in defeat. Mean Machine (1-0) will look to add to their success against Full Chubb, while Gronkey Kong (0-1) will attempt to get their first victory against Satan's Soldiers.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Gronkey Kong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 104 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the 49ers, Swift recorded 23 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 10.82-point projection in the 41-33 loss. Swift ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
D'Andre Swift

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 149
1
Travis Kelce
TE
25
19.19
16.8%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
25
16.82
16.8%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
23
10.82
15.4%
4
Justin Herbert
QB
20
24.7
13.4%
Gronkey Kong
Points
% of total points 103
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
28
23.58
27.2%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
18
15.1
17.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
15
19.08
14.6%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
13
15.81
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Mean Machine emerged with a 115-69 lead. D'Andre Swift had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Mean Machine, while Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Gronkey Kong with a 52-yard catch and a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Gronkey Kong, who trailed 149-103 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Gronkey Kong

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Mean Machine scored higher than their projected point totals.
Gronkey Kong had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Gronkey Kong can partially blame the loss on Odell Beckham Jr., who didn't score any points.
Mean Machine recorded more points than their projected total, while Gronkey Kong fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 46-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Mean Machine win, but they also easily covered the 17.84-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Matthew Stafford put up 28 points, the fifth-highest score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Mean Machine
Props to you, Mean Machine. Deploying a starting crew that won by a whopping 46 points in Week 1. Let's keep this momentum rolling as we step into what might be a favorable matchup in Week 2.
Gronkey Kong
Three wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The six starting offensive position players on Gronkey Kong combined to record a healthy 420 yards from scrimmage. None of those starters was able to find paydirt in Week 1.