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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Simmons
1-0 141.5
115.6
 
VS
proj
Da Bears
88.65 0-1
124.04

Simmons knock off Da Bears in 141.50-88.65 beatdown

Simmons outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 141.50-88.65 victory over Da Bears, who fell short of projections. Simmons earned a 25.30-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp and never gave it back. Kyler Murray (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) and Marquise Brown (4 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Da Bears in defeat. Simmons (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Pull Out Game, while Da Bears (0-1) match up against Mixon it Up in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Simmons   Da Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Lions in Week 1, Sanders ran for 96 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 17.5 points to nearly double his 9.06-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Simmons this week. In Week 2, Sanders and the Eagles will face the Vikings.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Simmons
Points
% of total points 141.5
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
25.3
16.97
17.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.71
15.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
20.5
13.21
14.5%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
17.6
10.84
12.4%
Da Bears
Points
% of total points 88.65
1
Kyler Murray
QB
26.55
28.2
29.9%
2
Marquise Brown
WR
12.3
12
13.9%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
11.6
13.31
13.1%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
10.4
9.26
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Simmons who claimed the lead, 101.80-19.60. A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch for Simmons, while Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for Da Bears with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch for Da Bears, who trailed 141.50-88.65 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Simmons   Da Bears

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starters on Simmons exceeded their projected point totals.
Da Bears had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Da Bears can partially blame the loss on Cam Akers, who didn't score any points.
Simmons scored more points than their projected total, while Da Bears fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 52.85-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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