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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Foxx Force
1-0 103.51
112.02
 
VS
proj
Very inTimidating
89.7 0-1
104.37

Very inTimidating fall short of predictions, succumb to The Foxx Force, 103.51-89.70

There's no way around it, Very inTimidating underdelivered, at least based on projections, as The Foxx Force came out on top with a 103.51-89.70 victory. The Foxx Force never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5.35-point lead on Thursday behind the Buffalo Bills defense (19.75 points). Michael Thomas (17.7 points) and Jerry Jeudy (16.2) were the top performers for Very inTimidating in the loss. The Foxx Force (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Tools On Stools, while Very inTimidating (0-1) attempt to get some positive momentum against Sea Devil.

Matchup Timeline

  The Foxx Force   Very inTimidating

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Succop (4-5 FG, 47 long, 1-1 XP) scored 14 points in a 19-3 win over the Cowboys in Week 1. His scoring output was 73.7% more than his 8.06-point projection. Succop ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Saints next week.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

The Foxx Force
Points
% of total points 103.51
1
Justin Herbert
QB
29.26
28.47
28.3%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
19.75
11.64
19.1%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14.3
13.34
13.8%
4
Ryan Succop
K
14
8.06
13.5%
Very inTimidating
Points
% of total points 89.7
1
Michael Thomas
WR
17.7
8.48
19.7%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
16.2
8.77
18.1%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
14.5
14.37
16.2%
4
Mike Evans
WR
13.1
10.98
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for Very inTimidating for the team, who trailed 19.75-14.40 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for The Foxx Force, contributing to an 86.61-51.60 lead for the team.
Monday
Jerry Jeudy had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Very inTimidating.

Points By Position

  The Foxx Force   Very inTimidating

Game Notes

The Foxx Force won even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Very inTimidating had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Very inTimidating can partially blame the loss on Cole Kmet, who didn't score any points.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 13.81-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did The Foxx Force earn the W, but they also covered the 7.65-point projected margin of victory.

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