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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Paladins
1-0 154.04
133.84
 
VS
proj
BigBlueWrckingCrew
124.82 0-1
134.92

Paladins beat predictions, earn win over BigBlueWrckingCrew in 154.04-124.82 rout

Paladins outperformed expectations, rolling to a 154.04-124.82 victory over BigBlueWrckingCrew, who fell short of projections. Paladins earned a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind Ryan Succop and never gave it back. Patrick Mahomes (35.28 points) and Baker Mayfield (14.64) did everything they could for BigBlueWrckingCrew in the loss. Paladins (1-0) will look to get another W against Gotham City, while BigBlueWrckingCrew (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Shroud of mystery.

Matchup Timeline

  Paladins   BigBlueWrckingCrew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Samuel scored 29.9 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 9.46-point projection in the 41-33 win. Samuel ranks #86 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Paladins
Points
% of total points 154.04
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.56
24.61
21.8%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
29.9
9.46
19.4%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
15.38
20.99
10%
4
Mike Williams
WR
14.2
9.49
9.2%
BigBlueWrckingCrew
Points
% of total points 124.82
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.28
24.77
28.3%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
14.64
18.59
11.7%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
12
12.99
9.6%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
12
8.5
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Paladins, while Deebo Samuel had a 79-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 139.64-17.40 lead for Paladins.
Sunday Late
Baker Mayfield had a 44-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for BigBlueWrckingCrew, while Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 139.64-113.82 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Paladins   BigBlueWrckingCrew

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Paladins scored more than their point projections.
BigBlueWrckingCrew had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Paladins scored more points than their projected total, while BigBlueWrckingCrew failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 29.22-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes recorded 35.28 points, the league's top overall score this week.

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