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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Top Gun
1-0 118.32
130.38
 
VS
proj
Griffin's Great Team
83.02 0-1
115.03

Griffin's Great Team fall short of predictions, succumb to Top Gun in 118.32-83.02 romp

Griffin's Great Team were unable to bring their A game, as Top Gun rolled to a 118.32-83.02 victory. Griffin's Great Team nabbed a 2.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Top Gun after that. They were led by Jonathan Taylor (27.5 points) and Jalen Hurts (24.72). Joe Burrow (338 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) and Leonard Fournette (127 Rush Yds, 10 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Griffin's Great Team in the loss. Top Gun (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against amy's Amazing Team, while Griffin's Great Team (0-1) will meet Troy's Boys in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Top Gun   Griffin's Great Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taylor (161 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) scored 27.5 points against the Texans in Week 1. His scoring output was 31.7% more than his 20.88-point projection. Taylor ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Jonathan Taylor

Top Player Comparison

Top Gun
Points
% of total points 118.32
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
27.5
20.88
23.2%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
24.72
22.92
20.9%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
22.7
13.81
19.2%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
13.2
12.47
11.2%
Griffin's Great Team
Points
% of total points 83.02
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.45
26.8%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
15.7
17.29
18.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
11.6
12.11
14%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
8.9
9.23
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for Top Gun, who trailed 8.90-6.00 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for Top Gun, contributing to a 104.12-48.52 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Griffin's Great Team, who trailed 118.32-75.82 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Top Gun   Griffin's Great Team

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Top Gun scored more than their projected point totals.
Griffin's Great Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Top Gun won despite starting DeVonta Smith, who scored zero points.
Jonathan Taylor, Jalen Hurts, and Michael Thomas all scored more points than Joe Burrow, the leading scorer for Griffin's Great Team.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 35.3-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Top Gun get the win, but they also easily covered the 15.35-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Joe Burrow scored 22.22 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Top Gun
Listen, Top Gun, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (DeVonta Smith), while still getting a W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we're finished.
Griffin's Great Team
Tons of activity between the 20's: The six offensive skill starters on Griffin's Great Team (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) combined to register a whopping 378 total yards. Not one of those players, unfortunately, was able to find the end zone in Week 1.