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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Breece's Pieces
1-0 118.48
137.37
 
VS
proj
Gould Rush
86.26 0-1
138.19

Offensively challenged Breece's Pieces beat Gould Rush, 118.48-86.26

Breece's Pieces earned a 118.48-86.26 victory over Gould Rush in spite of ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Gould Rush nabbed a 2.56-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Breece's Pieces held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by D'Andre Swift, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 30.5 points, and Kirk Cousins, who passed for 277 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.08 points). Trey Lance (164 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds) and Deebo Samuel (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Gould Rush in the loss. Breece's Pieces improve to 1-0 on the season, while Gould Rush fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Breece's Pieces   Gould Rush

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chargers defense (19 Pts Allowed, 320 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 18 points against the Raiders in Week 1. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.07-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

Breece's Pieces
Points
% of total points 118.48
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
30.5
18.02
25.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.08
23.79
19.5%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
18
8.07
15.2%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
12.3
12.92
10.4%
Gould Rush
Points
% of total points 86.26
1
Trey Lance
QB
15.96
24.35
18.5%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
13.6
15.01
15.8%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
12.9
11.36
15%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
9.2
22.13
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Gould Rush boasted a 66.66-64.10 lead. For Breece's Pieces, D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run. Trey Lance had a 44-yard pass for Gould Rush, while Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass for Breece's Pieces, contributing to a 118.48-86.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Breece's Pieces   Gould Rush

Game Notes

Only three of the 11 starters on Breece's Pieces scored more than their projected point totals.
Gould Rush had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Breece's Pieces won despite starting Irv Smith Jr., who scored zero points.
Breece's Pieces had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Gould Rush.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Breece's Pieces ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Gould Rush ranked 12th.
The matchup's 32.22-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

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