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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Beef and Barkley
1-0 153.26
133.84
 
VS
proj
Herbert's Cook-n
96.56 0-1
128.91

Beef and Barkley earn win against Herbert's Cook-n in 153.26-96.56 runaway

Beef and Barkley rose to the occasion, rolling to a 153.26-96.56 victory over Herbert's Cook-n, who fell short of projections. Herbert's Cook-n got out to a 1.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Beef and Barkley after that. They were led by Saquon Barkley (164 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) and Davante Adams (10 Rec, 141 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Justin Herbert (23.26 points) and Joe Mixon (21.5) did everything they could for Herbert's Cook-n in the loss. Beef and Barkley improve to 1-0 on the season, while Herbert's Cook-n fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Beef and Barkley   Herbert's Cook-n

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley (164 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) scored 33.4 points in a 21-20 win over the Titans in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 18-point projection. Barkley ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Beef and Barkley
Points
% of total points 153.26
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
33.4
18
21.8%
2
Davante Adams
WR
30.1
17.13
19.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
25.5
15.72
16.6%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
20
13.4
13%
Herbert's Cook-n
Points
% of total points 96.56
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.26
24.72
24.1%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
21.5
17.42
22.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.8
18.44
14.3%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
12.5
15.16
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch for Beef and Barkley, while Christian Kirk had a 49-yard catch, contributing to an 80.86-35.50 lead for Beef and Barkley.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Beef and Barkley who claimed the lead, 147.36-84.36. Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for Beef and Barkley, while Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Herbert's Cook-n with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Beef and Barkley   Herbert's Cook-n

Game Notes

Five of the 10 starting players on Beef and Barkley exceeded their projected point totals.
Herbert's Cook-n had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Beef and Barkley had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Herbert's Cook-n.
Beef and Barkley scored more points than their projected total, while Herbert's Cook-n fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 56.7-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Beef and Barkley win, but they also easily covered the 4.93-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Justin Herbert recorded 23.26 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Beef and Barkley
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling Herbert's Cook-n at the wide receiver position (73.3 points to 23.3).
Herbert's Cook-n
All of the cake, none of the icing: The seven starting offensive skill players on Herbert's Cook-n (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) combined to register a healthy 463 total yards. No one from that group could find his way to the end zone in Week 1.