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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
H-Town R8DR
1-0 84.62
104.58
 
VS
proj
David's Fascinating Team
78.72 0-1
103.6

Offensively challenged H-Town R8DR come back to knock off David's Fascinating Team, 84.62-78.72

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, H-Town R8DR were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, coming from behind for an 84.62-78.72 victory over David's Fascinating Team. Despite trailing 74.82-69.92 heading into Sunday night, H-Town R8DR came storming back behind Leonard Fournette (127 Rush Yds, 10 Rec Yds). Stefon Diggs (22.2 points) and Lamar Jackson (21.22) were the top scorers for David's Fascinating Team in the loss. H-Town R8DR (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Chubby Kupp, while David's Fascinating Team (0-1) match up against Quon Solo in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  H-Town R8DR   David's Fascinating Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 9.82 points, Chark Jr. scored 34.4% more than that amount by scoring 13.2 points as the Lions lost to the Eagles 38-35. He caught 4 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on H-Town R8DR this week. Next week, Chark Jr. will go up against the Commanders.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

H-Town R8DR
Points
% of total points 84.62
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.45
26.3%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
17.4%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13.2
9.82
15.6%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
12.3
16.82
14.5%
David's Fascinating Team
Points
% of total points 78.72
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
14.58
28.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.22
23.06
27%
3
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
7.5
12.16
9.5%
4
Elijah Moore
WR
7.4
10.02
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for David's Fascinating Team, helping give David's Fascinating Team a 22.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, David's Fascinating Team had a 71.22-47.92 lead. For H-Town R8DR, DJ Chark Jr. had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for David's Fascinating Team with a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch for H-Town R8DR, who trailed 74.82-69.92 after the late games.

Points By Position

  H-Town R8DR   David's Fascinating Team

Game Notes

H-Town R8DR won even though only two of their eight starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
David's Fascinating Team had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
H-Town R8DR ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while David's Fascinating Team ranked 12th.
The matchup's 5.9-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did H-Town R8DR get the win, but they also covered the 0.98-point projected margin of victory.

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