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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Word
1-0 460.02
476.49
 
VS
proj
Strikers
421.88 0-1
492.32

Strikers lose to Word, 460.02-421.88

There's no sugarcoating it, Strikers underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Word came back to earn a 460.02-421.88 victory. Despite trailing 415.38-402.42 heading into Monday night, Word made a run behind Courtland Sutton, who caught 4 passes for 72 yards for 27.4 points, and DK Metcalf, who caught 7 passes for 36 yards (26.2 points). Joe Burrow (71.41 points) and Stefon Diggs (54.4) were the leading performers for Strikers in defeat. Word (1-0) will look to notch another W against radio, while Strikers (0-1) meet FANTASY GURU in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   Strikers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-35 win over the Lions, Brown scored 61 points to beat his 33.76-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 155 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Word this week. In Week 2, Brown and the Eagles will square off against the Vikings.
A.J. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 460.02
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
68.45
60.49
14.9%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
61
33.76
13.3%
3
Jameis Winston
QB
54.06
48.25
11.8%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
43.85
46.42
9.5%
Strikers
Points
% of total points 421.88
1
Joe Burrow
QB
71.41
57.82
16.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
54.4
38.77
12.9%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
42.8
31.75
10.1%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36.93
59.35
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Strikers, while Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch, helping Strikers to a 95.00-39.30 lead.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts found A.J. Brown for a 54-yard pass for Word, who trailed 315.17-312.37 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Word   Strikers

Game Notes

Word won despite the fact that only six of their 19 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Strikers had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 38.14-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
For Strikers, Joe Burrow (71.41 points) posted the fourth-best score for a QB this week.

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