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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wait whut?
1-0 350.15
339.62
 
VS
proj
ballthemblack's Swell Team
336.71 0-1
290.58

ballthemblack's Swell Team beat predictions but fall to Wait whut? in 350.15-336.71 cliff-hanger

ballthemblack's Swell Team stepped up and outperformed their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Wait whut? squeaked by for a 350.15-336.71 win. ballthemblack's Swell Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Wait whut? led 350.15-323.71 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 13 points from Bradley Chubb on Monday night for ballthemblack's Swell Team. Wait whut? were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 62.86 points, and the Dallas Cowboys defense, who allowed 19 points, surrendered 347 yards, and intercepted a pass (35 points). Wait whut? (1-0) will look to get another W against Loonies, while ballthemblack's Swell Team (0-1) attempt to get back on track against They Might Be Giants.

Matchup Timeline

  Wait whut?   ballthemblack's Swell Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 66 yards against the Giants, Philips put up 19.3 points this week. He crushed his 3.48-point projection in the 21-20 loss. Philips will face the Bills next week.
Kyle Philips

Top Player Comparison

Wait whut?
Points
% of total points 350.15
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
62.86
65.67
18%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
35
28.21
10%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
32.65
19.17
9.3%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
25.6
16.97
7.3%
ballthemblack's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 336.71
1
Derek Carr
QB
69.37
67.47
20.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
32.7
17.77
9.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
22.2
13.21
6.6%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
20.64
14.8
6.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was ballthemblack's Swell Team who grabbed the lead, 63.96-24.80. For Wait whut?, Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for ballthemblack's Swell Team with a 53-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was ballthemblack's Swell Team who claimed the lead, 212.90-204.13. Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Wait whut?, while D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run. O.J. Howard made the highlight reel for ballthemblack's Swell Team with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 41-yard pass for ballthemblack's Swell Team, while DeAndre Carter had a 23-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 312.41-288.53 lead for ballthemblack's Swell Team.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Wait whut?, helping the team to a 350.15-323.71 lead.

Points By Position

  Wait whut?   ballthemblack's Swell Team

Game Notes

Wait whut? had 17 of their 30 starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite 17 of their 29 starters scoring above their points projection, ballthemblack's Swell Team lost.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Wait whut? had two starters score zero points, while ballthemblack's Swell Team had five.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
ballthemblack's Swell Team ranked 5th in the league in scoring this week, while Wait whut? put up the 3rd-best score.
The matchup's 13.44-point margin was the seventh-largest in the league this week.
Wait whut? managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 49.04-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Wait whut?
Listen, Wait whut?, we do respect the confidence. It's a bold move to start, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Ameer Abdullah and Isaiah Likely), while still earning the win! All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
ballthemblack's Swell Team
Well, ballthemblack's Swell Team, this week's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Starting quite a few zero-point players in what was ultimately a tight fantasy matchup... let's use this as a learning experience and all agree that it won't happen again?