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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
TheNigerianNightmare
1-0 3624
3043.2
 
VS
proj
IBLEEDREDANDWHITE
2965 0-1
3053.03

TheNigerianNightmare defeat IBLEEDREDANDWHITE, 3,624-2,965

TheNigerianNightmare brought their A game, emerging victorious with a 3,624-2,965 victory over IBLEEDREDANDWHITE, who fell short of projections. TheNigerianNightmare grabbed an early 104-point lead on Thursday. IBLEEDREDANDWHITE came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Joe Burrow (1,401 points) and Jaylen Waddle (291). Not to be deterred, TheNigerianNightmare pulled it together later that afternoon, as Patrick Mahomes (1,569 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (458) put them back on top for good. TheNigerianNightmare improve to 1-0 on the season, while IBLEEDREDANDWHITE fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  TheNigerianNightmare   IBLEEDREDANDWHITE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gibson (58 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) scored 504 points against the Jaguars in Week 1. His scoring output was 46.5% more than his 343.97-point projection. Gibson ranks #73 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

TheNigerianNightmare
Points
% of total points 3624
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
1569
1132.33
43.3%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
504
343.97
13.9%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
458
327.99
12.6%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
317
283.74
8.7%
IBLEEDREDANDWHITE
Points
% of total points 2965
1
Joe Burrow
QB
1401
1016.2
47.3%
2
James Conner
RB
429
405.25
14.5%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
291
235.33
9.8%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
281
376.51
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch for IBLEEDREDANDWHITE to contribute to a 2,376-1,187 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for TheNigerianNightmare, contributing to a 3,544-2,965 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  TheNigerianNightmare   IBLEEDREDANDWHITE

Game Notes

Six of the 10 starters on TheNigerianNightmare scored higher than their projected point totals.
IBLEEDREDANDWHITE had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
TheNigerianNightmare recorded more points than their projected total, while IBLEEDREDANDWHITE fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 659-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow scored 1,401 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

TheNigerianNightmare
Listen, TheNigerianNightmare, we do admire the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (DeVonta Smith), while still getting the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists! We just ask you to please keep those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
IBLEEDREDANDWHITE
It's entirely possible that IBLEEDREDANDWHITE may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 14 targets as a group in Week 1, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.