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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Fundamentals
1-0 125.96
113.31
 
VS
proj
Volcano Man
115.88 0-1
124.92

The Fundamentals smirk at expectations, knock off Volcano Man, 125.96-115.88

The Fundamentals beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 125.96-115.88 victory over Volcano Man, who fell short of projections. Volcano Man jumped out to a 23.20-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs, who caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown. But The Fundamentals held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Saquon Barkley (37.4 points) and Davante Adams (26.1). The Fundamentals (1-0) will look to get another win against Vikes, while Volcano Man (0-1) will attempt to get their first win against #92 Squad.

Matchup Timeline

  The Fundamentals   Volcano Man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 1, Watt made 6 tackles , recorded a sack , and intercepted a pass. In doing so, he put up 15 points and scored more than 10 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Fundamentals this week. Watt will square off against the Patriots in Week 2.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

The Fundamentals
Points
% of total points 125.96
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
37.4
15.7
29.7%
2
Davante Adams
WR
26.1
13.98
20.7%
3
T.J. Watt
LB
15
1.28
11.9%
4
Chris Boswell
K
12
6.65
9.5%
Volcano Man
Points
% of total points 115.88
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
23.6
12.77
20.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.2
14.58
20%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
19.08
18.63
16.5%
4
Myles Garrett
DE
15
6.05
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Volcano Man, helping Volcano Man to a 23.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Chris Boswell had a 53-yard field goal for The Fundamentals, while Trey Lance had a 44-yard pass for the team, who trailed 79.90-47.86 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, The Fundamentals emerged with a 125.96-109.18 lead. Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for The Fundamentals, while Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Volcano Man with a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Fundamentals   Volcano Man

Game Notes

The Fundamentals won even though only four of their 12 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Volcano Man had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Fundamentals recorded more points than their projected total, while Volcano Man fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 10.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

The Fundamentals
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three starting backs tallied 66 more yards from scrimmage than the RBs of Volcano Man (244 total yards to 178), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position (41.9 points to 19.3).
Volcano Man
Trust me on this one, Volcano Man... Coming from a coach who's practically never *not* been on the hot seat: if this whole "fantasy football GM" thing doesn't work out, you can always fall back on that gritty Assistant Coaching gig available at the local high school down the street!