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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
We Are Groot
1-0 137.42
119.27
 
VS
proj
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
114.66 0-1
119.58

We Are Groot knock off J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion in 137.42-114.66 blowout

We Are Groot rose to the occasion, rolling to a 137.42-114.66 victory over J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion, who fell short of projections. We Are Groot got out to a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind Matt Gay and never let it go. D'Andre Swift (27 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (24.6) led the charge for J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion in defeat. We Are Groot (1-0) will look to get another win against Lo-Ki Winners, while J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Chubbernaut.

Matchup Timeline

  We Are Groot   J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 194 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Titans, Barkley scored 34.4 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 15.76-point projection in the 21-20 win. Barkley ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

We Are Groot
Points
% of total points 137.42
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
34.4
15.76
25%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
25.9
15.96
18.8%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
22.97
16.2%
4
Javonte Williams
RB
14.3
12.92
10.4%
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
Points
% of total points 114.66
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
27
15.33
23.5%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
24.6
12.77
21.5%
3
Mike Evans
WR
15.6
13.5
13.6%
4
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.13
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for We Are Groot to contribute to a 6.00-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which We Are Groot owned an 82.72-65.00 lead. Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch for We Are Groot, while Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch. D'Andre Swift made the highlight reel for J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion with a 50-yard run.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for We Are Groot, helping the team to a 117.12-83.60 lead.

Points By Position

  We Are Groot   J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion

Game Notes

We Are Groot had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring above their points projection, J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion lost.
We Are Groot scored more points than their projected total, while J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 22.76-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, D'Andre Swift put up 27 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

We Are Groot
Nice job deploying a lineup that produced more than 137 points this past week. We consider that to be a job well done. We should keep this momentum going as we step into what ought to be a favorable matchup in Week 2.
J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion
Talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for J.A.R.V.I.S.' Iron Legion collectively recorded three catches on just four measly targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 2!