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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dayton's Pleasant Team
1-0 135.18
113.41
 
VS
proj
Cosby’s sleepers
113.4 0-1
117.37

Dayton's Pleasant Team brush off projections, defeat Cosby’s sleepers in 135.18-113.40 rout

Dayton's Pleasant Team showed up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 135.18-113.40 victory over Cosby’s sleepers, who fell short of projections. This one was over before it really even started, as Dayton's Pleasant Team took a 54.48-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 54.48 points from Josh Allen (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Buffalo Bills defense (10 Pts Allowed, 243 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers). Patrick Mahomes (360 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Cosby’s sleepers in the loss. Dayton's Pleasant Team (1-0) will look to earn another W against Carson’s Team, while Cosby’s sleepers (0-1) will attempt to get their first victory against My ball zach ertz.

Matchup Timeline

  Dayton's Pleasant Team   Cosby’s sleepers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 10 points, surrendering 243 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Rams, the Bills defense recorded 20 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 7.33-point projection in the 31-10 win. The Bills defense ranks #1 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Dayton's Pleasant Team
Points
% of total points 135.18
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
34.9
16.29
25.8%
2
Josh Allen
QB
34.48
25.54
25.5%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
20
7.33
14.8%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.5
11.89
12.2%
Cosby’s sleepers
Points
% of total points 113.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39.9
26.61
35.2%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.71
19.5%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
20.5
13.21
18.1%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
9.1
15.16
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Dayton's Pleasant Team, helping to give the team a 54.48-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch for Cosby’s sleepers, who trailed 90.18-33.00 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Justin Jefferson had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 64-yard catch for Dayton's Pleasant Team to contribute to a 125.08-110.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dayton's Pleasant Team   Cosby’s sleepers

Game Notes

Dayton's Pleasant Team got the W even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Cosby’s sleepers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dayton's Pleasant Team put up more points than their projected total, while Cosby’s sleepers fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 21.78-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Patrick Mahomes (39.9 points) posted the league's top overall score this week.

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