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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
SMOKE
1-0 104.65
92.41
 
VS
proj
Colonel Sanders
68.35 0-1
97.11

SMOKE earn win against Colonel Sanders in 104.65-68.35 blowout

SMOKE stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 104.65-68.35 victory over Colonel Sanders, who fell short of projections. SMOKE nabbed an 11.90-point lead on Thursday behind the Buffalo Bills defense (17 points) and never gave it back. Justin Herbert (279 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds) led the charge for Colonel Sanders in the loss. SMOKE (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Jr’s season, while Colonel Sanders (0-1) will face Ricky Bobby Jr. in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  SMOKE   Colonel Sanders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bills defense more-than-doubled their 6.17-point projection with 17 points against the Rams in Week 1. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 243 yards, and intercepted 3 passes in the 31-10 win. The Bills defense ranks #1 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Titans next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

SMOKE
Points
% of total points 104.65
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
27.15
24.33
25.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
20.1
10.93
19.2%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
18.1
10.12
17.3%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
6.17
16.2%
Colonel Sanders
Points
% of total points 68.35
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.05
25.93
33.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11.7
17.03
17.1%
3
Jake Elliott
K
8
8.29
11.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
7.9
8.88
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for SMOKE, contributing to a 66.05-29.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, SMOKE emerged with a 97.95-68.35 lead. For SMOKE, Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Colonel Sanders with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  SMOKE   Colonel Sanders

Game Notes

SMOKE had four of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
All eight starters for Colonel Sanders scored below their projected points.
SMOKE put up more points than their projected total, while Colonel Sanders failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 36.3-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
For Colonel Sanders, Justin Herbert scored 23.05 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

SMOKE
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to stellar outings by Davante Adams and Michael Pittman Jr., our team really took that to heart this past week. We quadrupled Colonel Sanders at wide receiver (38.2 points to 9.1). Adams had 141 receiving yards while Pittman Jr. logged 121 yards.
Colonel Sanders
"Not seeing enough chances" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Colonel Sanders. As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 21 times in Week 1. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they reeled in only 12 catches.