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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
A Taste of the Herb
1-0 130.48
140.29
 
VS
proj
Your armPitts Tyreek
128.68 0-1
143.85

Back-and-forth battle ends with A Taste of the Herb coming back to beat Your armPitts Tyreek in 130.48-128.68 duel

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, A Taste of the Herb earned a come-from-behind win over Your armPitts Tyreek, rallying to earn a 130.48-128.68 victory. After trailing 128.68-121.28 heading into Monday night, A Taste of the Herb made a comeback behind Courtland Sutton (9.2 points). Patrick Mahomes (360 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and the Buffalo Bills defense (10 Pts Allowed, 243 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leaders for Your armPitts Tyreek in the loss. A Taste of the Herb improve to 1-0 on the season, while Your armPitts Tyreek fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  A Taste of the Herb   Your armPitts Tyreek

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barkley nearly doubled his 15.76-point projection with 31.4 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

A Taste of the Herb
Points
% of total points 130.48
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
31.4
15.76
24.1%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
23.72
21.01
18.2%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
17.6
10.84
13.5%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.8
12.57
9.8%
Your armPitts Tyreek
Points
% of total points 128.68
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.9
23.26
27.9%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
21
6.17
16.3%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.08
18.31
14.1%
4
James Conner
RB
14
14.83
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for A Taste of the Herb, while Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 72.28-41.10 lead for A Taste of the Herb.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Your armPitts Tyreek who emerged with the lead, 123.28-121.28. For A Taste of the Herb, Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run. Kirk Cousins had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass for Your armPitts Tyreek, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  A Taste of the Herb   Your armPitts Tyreek

Game Notes

Just five of the 11 starters on A Taste of the Herb exceeded their scoring projections.
Your armPitts Tyreek had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
A Taste of the Herb won despite starting Cole Kmet, who scored zero points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 1.8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes recorded 35.9 points, the best overall score for a QB this week.

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