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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Bloodlust
1-0 112.95
91.83
 
VS
proj
The Pennywise Express
73.75 0-1
85.09

Bloodlust earn win against The Pennywise Express in 112.95-73.75 runaway

Bloodlust brought their A game, rolling to a 112.95-73.75 victory over The Pennywise Express, who fell short of projections. Bloodlust took a 15.75-point lead on Thursday behind Josh Allen (27.75 points) and Bobby Wagner (9.5) and never gave it back. Cooper Kupp (18.4 points) and Tua Tagovailoa (10.5) did their part for The Pennywise Express in defeat. Bloodlust (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Jon Gruden, while The Pennywise Express (0-1) will try to generate some positive momentum against marco 3.

Matchup Timeline

  Bloodlust   The Pennywise Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jeudy nearly tripled his 5.64-point projection with 16.1 points against the Seahawks in Week 1. He caught 4 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown in the 17-16 loss. Jeudy ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Jerry Jeudy

Top Player Comparison

Bloodlust
Points
% of total points 112.95
1
Josh Allen
QB
27.75
19.16
24.6%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
16.1
5.64
14.3%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
14.85
5.44
13.1%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
9.5
6.94
8.4%
The Pennywise Express
Points
% of total points 73.75
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.4
8.7
24.9%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
10.5
15.03
14.2%
3
Derwin James Jr.
S
10
8.31
13.6%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
10
9.71
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Bloodlust, helping to give the team a 37.25-21.50 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Bloodlust owned a 79.45-36.25 lead. For Bloodlust, DJ Chark Jr. had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for The Pennywise Express with a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for The Pennywise Express, who trailed 92.55-73.95 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Bloodlust, contributing to a 96.85-73.95 lead for the team.
Monday
Jerry Jeudy had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Bloodlust on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bloodlust   The Pennywise Express

Game Notes

Bloodlust had seven of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
The Pennywise Express had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Pennywise Express can partially blame the loss on Kerry Hyder Jr., who didn't score any points.
Bloodlust scored more points than their projected total, while The Pennywise Express fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 39.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Bloodlust win, but they also easily covered the 6.74-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Cooper Kupp scored 18.4 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Bloodlust
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Not only did we double up The Pennywise Express at WR (43.85 points to 20.4), we also royally dominated them at QB (27.75 points to 10.5).
The Pennywise Express
Wow, talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for The Pennywise Express collectively recorded only two targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to draw up some screen plays in Week 2!