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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
vchoe's Splendid Team
1-0 136.26
119.55
 
VS
proj
Lamda's Legendary Team
80.92 0-1
117.8

vchoe's Splendid Team earn win against Lamda's Legendary Team in 136.26-80.92 runaway

vchoe's Splendid Team beat expectations, cruising to a 136.26-80.92 victory over Lamda's Legendary Team, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this one, as vchoe's Splendid Team grabbed a 29.60-point lead on Thursday behind 31.3 points from Cooper Kupp (13 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Gay (1-1 FG, 57 long, 1-1 XP). Michael Pittman Jr. (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Burrow (338 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) were the top scorers for Lamda's Legendary Team in the loss. vchoe's Splendid Team (1-0) will look to get another W against Colton Charles's Expert Team, while Lamda's Legendary Team (0-1) will match up against gabriel's Genius Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  vchoe's Splendid Team   Lamda's Legendary Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chargers defense (19 Pts Allowed, 320 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 13 points in a 24-19 win over the Raiders in Week 1. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 5.62-point projection. The Chargers defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

vchoe's Splendid Team
Points
% of total points 136.26
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
25.3
16.97
18.6%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
25
15.33
18.3%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
23.26
24.71
17.1%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.5
11.88
12.1%
Lamda's Legendary Team
Points
% of total points 80.92
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
22.6
12.77
27.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
27.5%
3
Najee Harris
RB
9.6
16.03
11.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
8.2
18.68
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for vchoe's Splendid Team, contributing to a 31.30-1.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run for vchoe's Splendid Team, helping the team to an 87.60-71.72 lead.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for vchoe's Splendid Team, helping the team to a 136.26-80.92 lead.

Points By Position

  vchoe's Splendid Team   Lamda's Legendary Team

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on vchoe's Splendid Team scored higher than their projected point totals.
Lamda's Legendary Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
vchoe's Splendid Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Lamda's Legendary Team.
vchoe's Splendid Team put up more points than their projected total, while Lamda's Legendary Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55.34-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did vchoe's Splendid Team win, but they also covered the 1.76-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Michael Pittman Jr. put up 22.6 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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