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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
StairwayToSeven
1-0 3604
3238.94
 
VS
proj
Chiefs 205
2769 0-1
3338.82

StairwayToSeven brush off predictions, come back to defeat Chiefs 205, 3,604-2,769

StairwayToSeven stepped up, coming from behind for a 3,604-2,769 victory over Chiefs 205, who fell short of projections. StairwayToSeven trailed 2,769-2,670 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Russell Wilson, who passed for 340 yards and a touchdown for 934 points. Matthew Stafford (240 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Deebo Samuel (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Chiefs 205 in defeat. StairwayToSeven improve to 1-0 on the season, while Chiefs 205 fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  StairwayToSeven   Chiefs 205

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley scored 55.3% more than his 468.64-point projection with 728 points against the Titans in Week 1. He racked up 194 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown in the 21-20 win. Barkley ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

StairwayToSeven
Points
% of total points 3604
1
Russell Wilson
QB
934
952.45
25.9%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
839
551.23
23.3%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
728
468.64
20.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
302
220.02
8.4%
Chiefs 205
Points
% of total points 2769
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
878
991.78
31.7%
2
Deebo Samuel
WR
358
263.27
12.9%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
355
385.27
12.8%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
325
551.23
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Chiefs 205 had a 2,349-1,500 lead. For StairwayToSeven, Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Chiefs 205 with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for StairwayToSeven, while Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 2,769-2,368 after the late slate.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for StairwayToSeven on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  StairwayToSeven   Chiefs 205

Game Notes

StairwayToSeven had five of their 10 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Chiefs 205 had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
StairwayToSeven recorded more points than their projected total, while Chiefs 205 failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 835-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

StairwayToSeven
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. Fueled by great performances by Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley, our squad took that to heart this past week. We royally dominated Chiefs 205 at the running back position (1,567 points to 614). Taylor had 175 total yards and a TD, while Barkley logged 194 yards.
Chiefs 205
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) combined to receive a hearty 27 targets in Week 1. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group pulled down only 13 catches.