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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Marsh
1-0 209.94
182.18
 
VS
proj
Captain Caveman
124.55 0-1
174.27

Marsh brush off predictions, defeat Captain Caveman in 209.94-124.55 blowout

Marsh stepped up, cruising to a 209.94-124.55 victory over Captain Caveman, who fell short of projections. Marsh earned a 2.45-point lead on Thursday behind Bobby Wagner (10.5 points) and Tremaine Edmunds (9.25) and never let go of it. Davante Adams (10 Rec, 141 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 79 Rec Yds) led the charge for Captain Caveman in defeat. Marsh (1-0) will look to add to their success against Deraj, while Captain Caveman (0-1) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Canadian Bacon.

Matchup Timeline

  Marsh   Captain Caveman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce scored 56% more than his 19.61-point projection with 30.6 points against the Cardinals in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown in the 44-21 win. Kelce ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Marsh
Points
% of total points 209.94
1
Travis Kelce
TE
30.6
19.61
14.6%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
29.84
24.63
14.2%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
24
19.74
11.4%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
20.2
14.72
9.6%
Captain Caveman
Points
% of total points 124.55
1
Davante Adams
WR
34.6
19.13
27.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.4
15.79
9.2%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.3
28.81
9.1%
4
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
9.5
15.87
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 49-yard catch for Marsh, while Brandin Cooks had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 124.10-46.25 lead for Marsh.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Marsh emerged with a 198.44-104.25 lead. For Marsh, Ryan Tannehill had a 23-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for Captain Caveman, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Marsh   Captain Caveman

Game Notes

12 of the 15 starting players on Marsh scored higher than their projected point totals.
Captain Caveman had only two of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Marsh recorded more points than their projected total, while Captain Caveman fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 85.39-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Marsh get the win, but they also easily covered the 7.91-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Davante Adams (34.6 points) recorded the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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