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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
DreDeWinner🤑
1-0 162
186.93
 
VS
proj
Bunky's Raw Dogs
148 0-1
172.93

DreDeWinner🤑 fall short of predictions, still manage to knock off Bunky's Raw Dogs, 162-148

Both teams were unable to live up to their projected point totals, but DreDeWinner🤑 did enough to get the best of Bunky's Raw Dogs, securing a 162-148 victory. DreDeWinner🤑 never trailed in this one, coasting to victory behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns for 52 points, and the Cleveland Browns defense, who allowed 24 points, surrendered 261 yards, and intercepted a pass (28 points). Ja'Marr Chase (41 points) and Lamar Jackson (29) carried the flag for Bunky's Raw Dogs in the loss. DreDeWinner🤑 improve to 1-0 on the season, while Bunky's Raw Dogs fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  DreDeWinner🤑   Bunky's Raw Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Cardinals, Mahomes tallied 52 points this week. He scored 56.6% more than his 33.2-point projection in the 44-21 win. Mahomes ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

DreDeWinner🤑
Points
% of total points 162
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
52
33.2
32.1%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
28
34.04
17.3%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
26
19.67
16%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
19
22.83
11.7%
Bunky's Raw Dogs
Points
% of total points 148
1
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
41
22.23
27.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
29
30.33
19.6%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
22
19.28
14.9%
4
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
15
37.67
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Bunky's Raw Dogs, contributing to a 139-61 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for DreDeWinner🤑 to contribute to a 162-148 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  DreDeWinner🤑   Bunky's Raw Dogs

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starting players on DreDeWinner🤑 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Bunky's Raw Dogs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
DreDeWinner🤑 won despite starting Irv Smith Jr., who scored zero points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Bunky's Raw Dogs ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while DreDeWinner🤑 ranked 7th.
The matchup's 14-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The pundits were spot on with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 14, and voila, DreDeWinner🤑 covered by exactly that amount.
In a losing effort, Ja'Marr Chase (41 points) registered the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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