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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Drones
1-0 81
91.38
 
VS
proj
Assimilate THIS
75 0-1
83.92

Drones find way to beat Assimilate THIS 81-75 despite falling short of projections

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but Drones did enough to take down Assimilate THIS, earning an 81-75 victory. Assimilate THIS earned a 3-point lead on Thursday, but Drones held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Michael Pittman Jr., who caught 9 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown for 15 points, and Lamar Jackson, who passed for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards (10 points). Ja'Marr Chase (10 Rec, 129 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Ryan Succop (4-5 FG, 47 long, 1-1 XP) were the leaders for Assimilate THIS in the loss. Drones (1-0) will look to add to their success against Warriors, while Assimilate THIS (0-1) will face Philly Phresh in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Drones   Assimilate THIS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crosby nearly doubled his 4.11-point projection with 8 points against the Chargers in Week 1. He made 10 tackles in the 24-19 loss. Crosby ranks #3 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Maxx Crosby

Top Player Comparison

Drones
Points
% of total points 81
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
15
8.07
18.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
10
9.12
12.3%
3
Nick Bolton
LB
9
5.26
11.1%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8
13.37
9.9%
Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 75
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
18
8.94
24%
2
Ryan Succop
K
14
7.83
18.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
10
8.27
13.3%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
9
8.94
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Drones, helping the team to a 50-38 lead.

Points By Position

  Drones   Assimilate THIS

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Drones scored higher than their projected point totals.
Assimilate THIS lost despite six of their 12 starters scoring more than their points projection.
Drones won despite starting DeVonta Smith, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Assimilate THIS ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Drones ranked tied for 9th.
The matchup's 6-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Drones managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 7.46-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Ja'Marr Chase registered 18 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Drones
Hey, we admire the confidence, Drones. It takes guts to start a player with zero points (DeVonta Smith), while still getting a win. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be finished.
Assimilate THIS
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting RBs for Assimilate THIS collectively registered one catch on just two measly targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 2!