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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Badnews Bears
1-0 103.8
121.29
 
VS
proj
Catchmeifyoucan....
101.22 0-1
110.59

Badnews Bears manage to knock off Catchmeifyoucan.... in 103.80-101.22 thriller despite falling short of expectations

There's no sugarcoating it, Badnews Bears underperformed, at least according to projections. Still, they eked out a 103.80-101.22 victory over Catchmeifyoucan..... Catchmeifyoucan.... made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Badnews Bears led 103.80-96.12 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 5.1 points from DK Metcalf on Monday night for Catchmeifyoucan..... Patrick Mahomes (360 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Jaylen Waddle (4 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Badnews Bears in the win. Badnews Bears (1-0) will look to earn another W against william's Superb Team, while Catchmeifyoucan.... (0-1) attempt to get back on track against The Bulldogs.

Matchup Timeline

  Badnews Bears   Catchmeifyoucan....

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense (31 Pts Allowed, 413 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 9 points against the Bills in Week 1. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 4.77-point projection. The Rams defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Badnews Bears
Points
% of total points 103.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.9
24.73
33.6%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
15.7
11.69
15.1%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.7
19.75
13.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
9
9.59
8.7%
Catchmeifyoucan....
Points
% of total points 101.22
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
22%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.7
21.8%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
11.3
9.54
11.2%
4
Darren Waller
TE
9.9
9.94
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Badnews Bears boasted a 56.00-55.02 lead. For Badnews Bears, Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Evan McPherson made the highlight reel for Catchmeifyoucan.... with a 59-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Badnews Bears, contributing to a 99.90-96.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Badnews Bears   Catchmeifyoucan....

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Badnews Bears scored more than their projected point totals.
Catchmeifyoucan.... had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 2.58-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Badnews Bears. They got the W, but failed to cover the 10.7-point projected margin of victory.
For Catchmeifyoucan...., Joe Burrow (22.22 points) registered the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Badnews Bears
Close wins like this are very important for the locker room. Persevering through trials and tribulations, while triumphing in the face of adversity... look for the Badnews Bears team chemistry to be sky-high heading into Week 2.
Catchmeifyoucan....
Missing a field goal typically isn't cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Evan McPherson goes 2-for-3 on FGs instead of 3-for-3, and Catchmeifyoucan.... loses the matchup by 2.58 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.