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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cmon Man
1-0 102.92
108.46
 
VS
proj
Renegades
89.06 0-1
115.6

Renegades fall to Cmon Man, 102.92-89.06

Renegades were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Cmon Man earned a 102.92-89.06 victory. Cmon Man never trailed in this one after nabbing an 8.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Buffalo Bills defense (17 points). Justin Herbert (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Terry McLaurin (2 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Renegades in the loss. Cmon Man improve to 1-0 on the season, while Renegades fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Cmon Man   Renegades

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense (10 Pts Allowed, 243 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 17 points in a 31-10 win over the Rams in Week 1. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.17-point projection. The Bills defense ranks #1 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Cmon Man
Points
% of total points 102.92
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.22
23.05
20.6%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
6.17
16.5%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
12.9
10.7
12.5%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
11.6
13.3
11.3%
Renegades
Points
% of total points 89.06
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.26
24.71
26.1%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.8
12.57
14.4%
3
Najee Harris
RB
9.6
16.03
10.8%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
9
4.77
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Cmon Man owned an 85.22-61.90 lead. Lamar Jackson found Rashod Bateman for a 55-yard touchdown pass for Cmon Man. Jackson also lit up the scoreboard with a 25-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Renegades, while Evan McPherson had a 59-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Renegades, who trailed 102.92-85.16 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Cmon Man   Renegades

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Cmon Man scored higher than their point projections.
Renegades had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 13.86-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Justin Herbert scored 23.26 points, the third-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

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