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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Tools On Stools
1-0 110.81
110.34
 
VS
proj
Pickles
93.62 0-1
112.69

Pickles come up short of predictions, succumb to Tools On Stools, 110.81-93.62

There's no way around it, Pickles underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Tools On Stools emerged victorious with a 110.81-93.62 victory. Tools On Stools nabbed an early 6.80-point lead on Thursday. Pickles came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (25.82 points) and A.J. Brown (15.5). Not to be deterred, Tools On Stools rallied later that night, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (16.25 points) and Leonard Fournette (13.7) put them back in the lead once and for all. Tools On Stools (1-0) will look to get another win against The Foxx Force, while Pickles (0-1) will take on IncubatingEagles in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Tools On Stools   Pickles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Davis (4 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 14.8 points against the Rams in Week 1. His scoring output was 70.7% more than his 8.67-point projection. Davis ranks #53 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Gabe Davis

Top Player Comparison

Tools On Stools
Points
% of total points 110.81
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23.5
18.15
21.2%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
16.25
10.89
14.7%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
14.8
8.67
13.4%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
13.7
9.19
12.4%
Pickles
Points
% of total points 93.62
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
25.82
25.02
27.6%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
15.5
10.7
16.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
11.7
16.87
12.5%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
10
14.57
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Tools On Stools, helping the team to a 14.80-8.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Pickles had a 77.52-57.20 lead. For Tools On Stools, Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Pickles, while A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch for Pickles, contributing to a 92.02-57.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Tools On Stools to contribute to a 99.81-92.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tools On Stools   Pickles

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Tools On Stools scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pickles had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tools On Stools scored more points than their projected total, while Pickles fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 17.19-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Lamar Jackson put up 25.82 points, the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

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