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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wildebeasts
1-0 148.92
109.34
 
VS
proj
Huskies
116.22 0-1
112.84

Wildebeasts defy expectations, defeat Huskies in 148.92-116.22 blowout

Wildebeasts brought their A game, rolling to a 148.92-116.22 victory over Huskies. Huskies jumped out to a 41.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Jonathan Taylor (41.5 points) and Joe Burrow (24.22). But it was all Wildebeasts after that. They were led by Saquon Barkley, who racked up 194 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 46.4 points, and Ja'Marr Chase, who caught 10 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown (33.9 points). Wildebeasts improve to 1-0 on the season, while Huskies fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildebeasts   Huskies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley (164 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) scored 46.4 points in a 21-20 win over the Titans in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 21.31-point projection. Barkley ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 148.92
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
46.4
21.31
31.2%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
33.9
19.17
22.8%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
27.22
27.66
18.3%
4
Ryan Succop
K
14
7.8
9.4%
Huskies
Points
% of total points 116.22
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
41.5
26.23
35.7%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
24.22
24.77
20.8%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
14.6
16
12.6%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
13.2
12.39
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Huskies became the proud owner of a 103.02-61.12 lead. For Wildebeasts, Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Evan McPherson made the highlight reel for Huskies with a 59-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for Wildebeasts, contributing to a 121.92-103.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Wildebeasts   Huskies

Game Notes

Four of the seven starting players on Wildebeasts scored higher than their projected point totals.
Huskies had only three of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 32.7-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
For Huskies, Jonathan Taylor put up 41.5 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Wildebeasts
Nice work deploying a lineup that won by a whopping 32.7 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. Let's maintain this momentum as we move on to our Week 2 matchup.
Huskies
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (two WR, one TE) combined to receive a whopping 19 targets in Week 1. Chemistry could be a problem, as that group notched just 11 catches.