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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Squirtle Squad
1-0 91.02
101.77
 
VS
proj
Stars + Stripes
63.46 0-1
103.62

Squirtle Squad manage to knock off Stars + Stripes 91.02-63.46 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams fell short of projections, but Squirtle Squad did enough to beat Stars + Stripes, emerging victorious with a 91.02-63.46 victory. Stars + Stripes took an 8.00-point lead on Thursday, but Squirtle Squad held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts, who passed for 243 yards and ran for 90 yards and a touchdown for 24.72 points, and D'Andre Swift, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (23.5 points). James Conner (11.5 points) and Trey Lance (10.96) carried the flag for Stars + Stripes in the loss. Squirtle Squad (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against 🖕🏼, while Stars + Stripes (0-1) will try to get their first win against The Outsider.

Matchup Timeline

  Squirtle Squad   Stars + Stripes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Swift (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds) scored 23.5 points against the Eagles in Week 1. His scoring output was 80.4% more than his 13.03-point projection. Swift ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
D'Andre Swift

Top Player Comparison

Squirtle Squad
Points
% of total points 91.02
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
24.72
22.92
27.2%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
23.5
13.03
25.8%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
11.8
9.86
13%
4
Najee Harris
RB
8.6
13.93
9.4%
Stars + Stripes
Points
% of total points 63.46
1
James Conner
RB
11.5
13.27
18.1%
2
Trey Lance
QB
10.96
19.93
17.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
10.8
15.19
17%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
10.3
9.56
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Squirtle Squad who claimed the lead, 83.42-24.96. Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for Squirtle Squad, while D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run. Trey Lance made the highlight reel for Stars + Stripes with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch for Squirtle Squad, helping the team to a 91.02-58.56 lead.

Points By Position

  Squirtle Squad   Stars + Stripes

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Squirtle Squad exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Stars + Stripes had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Stars + Stripes can partially blame the loss on Cole Kmet, who didn't score any points.
Jalen Hurts, D'Andre Swift, and Terry McLaurin all scored more points than James Conner, the leading scorer for Stars + Stripes.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 27.56-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Squirtle Squad
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to a sound display from Jalen Hurts, we doubled up Stars + Stripes at the quarterback position this past week (24.72 points to 10.96). Hurts went 18-for-32 for 243 yards in a 38-35 victory over the Lions.
Stars + Stripes
Hey, it's possible that Stars + Stripes might be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing just 11 targets combined this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently spent the majority of their games blocking downfield and running decoy routes.