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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
budapest bulliess
1-0 105
121.45
 
VS
proj
Carl's Team
102 0-1
106.25

budapest bulliess find way to knock off Carl's Team in 105-102 struggle despite coming up short of expectations

Despite being unable to rise to the occasion and coming up short of their projected point total, budapest bulliess eked out a 105-102 victory over Carl's Team. Carl's Team had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. budapest bulliess led 92-87 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 15 points from Tom Brady on Sunday night for Carl's Team. budapest bulliess were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards for 25 points, and Derek Carr, who passed for 295 yards and 2 touchdowns (23 points). budapest bulliess (1-0) will look to build on their success against bunkstraps, while Carl's Team (0-1) try to generate some positive momentum against LarryDavidShrimp.

Matchup Timeline

  budapest bulliess   Carl's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Buccaneers defense more-than-doubled their 5.62-point projection with 13 points against the Cowboys in Week 1. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 244 yards, and intercepted a pass in the 19-3 win. The Buccaneers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Saints next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

budapest bulliess
Points
% of total points 105
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25
28.46
23.8%
2
Derek Carr
QB
23
25.5
21.9%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
14
13.61
13.3%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
13
5.62
12.4%
Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 102
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
18
8.82
17.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
18
10.37
17.6%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
6.17
16.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
15
29.23
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Carl's Team, helping give Carl's Team a 35-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Carl's Team, helping the team to a 79-25 lead.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 41-yard pass for budapest bulliess, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to a 92-87 lead for budapest bulliess.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for Carl's Team, who trailed 105-102 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  budapest bulliess   Carl's Team

Game Notes

budapest bulliess won even though only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Carl's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
budapest bulliess won despite starting Austin Hooper, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 3-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with budapest bulliess. They got the win, but did not cover the 15.2-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Michael Pittman Jr. (18 points) registered the third-best score for a WR this week.

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