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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
SheriM's Swell Team
1-0 156
144.62
 
VS
proj
RUMblin Bumblers
149 0-1
144.23

Despite top scorer Hill, RUMblin Bumblers fall to SheriM's Swell Team, 156-149

Tyreek Hill had 41 points for RUMblin Bumblers, the best total in the matchup and third-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple SheriM's Swell Team, who earned a 156-149 win. SheriM's Swell Team leapt out to a 32-point lead on Thursday behind 62 points from Dak Prescott (403 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and CeeDee Lamb (7 Rec, 104 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Tyreek Hill (11 Rec, 197 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Rob Gronkowski (8 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for RUMblin Bumblers in the loss. SheriM's Swell Team (1-0) will look to get another W against Catawba River Rats, while RUMblin Bumblers (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Mende’s Marauders.

Matchup Timeline

  SheriM's Swell Team   RUMblin Bumblers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 403 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 13 yards against the Buccaneers, Prescott registered 36 points this week. He scored 40.5% more than his 25.62-point projection in the 31-29 loss. Prescott ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

SheriM's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 156
1
Dak Prescott
QB
36
25.62
23.1%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
26
20.15
16.7%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
20
24.52
12.8%
4
DJ Moore
WR
18
17.46
11.5%
RUMblin Bumblers
Points
% of total points 149
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
41
21.59
27.5%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
34
11.48
22.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
26
19.46
17.4%
4
Josh Allen
QB
18
28.05
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott teamed up with CeeDee Lamb for a 22-yard touchdown pass for SheriM's Swell Team. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass, helping to give SheriM's Swell Team a 74-42 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch for RUMblin Bumblers, who trailed 136-95 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for RUMblin Bumblers, who trailed 156-149 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  SheriM's Swell Team   RUMblin Bumblers

Game Notes

SheriM's Swell Team had five of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
RUMblin Bumblers lost despite four of their eight starters exceeding their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did SheriM's Swell Team get the win, but they also covered the 0.39-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tyreek Hill (41 points) posted the third-highest score in the league this week.

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