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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Miami Dolphins
1-0 221.3
199.03
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
180.52 0-1
207.01

Miami Dolphins beat projections, defeat Chicago Bears, 221.30-180.52

Miami Dolphins brought their A game, securing a 221.30-180.52 victory over Chicago Bears, who fell short of projections. Chicago Bears earned a 2.20-point lead on Thursday, but Miami Dolphins held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tracy Walker (12 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Jaylen Waddle (4 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Pete Werner (28.5 points) and Roquan Smith (18.5) led the charge for Chicago Bears in the loss. Miami Dolphins (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Dallas Cowboys, while Chicago Bears (0-1) will take on Los Angeles Chargers in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Miami Dolphins   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carter (3 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 15.4 points against the Raiders in Week 1. His scoring output crushed his 2.33-point projection. Carter will face the Chiefs next week.
DeAndre Carter

Top Player Comparison

Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 221.3
1
Tracy Walker
S
26.5
11
12%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
25.7
15.63
11.6%
3
Brandon Jones
S
24
9.49
10.8%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
23.6
12.77
10.7%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 180.52
1
Pete Werner
LB
28.5
9.96
15.8%
2
Roquan Smith
LB
18.5
16.66
10.2%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
16.7
16.98
9.3%
4
Khalil Herbert
RB
13.3
5.79
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Miami Dolphins had a 175.30-161.82 lead. Tua Tagovailoa found Jaylen Waddle for a 42-yard touchdown pass for Miami Dolphins. Justin Fields made the highlight reel for Chicago Bears with a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Carter had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Miami Dolphins, contributing to a 196.20-161.82 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Miami Dolphins, contributing to a 221.30-180.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Miami Dolphins   Chicago Bears

Game Notes

Miami Dolphins emerged victorious despite the fact that only 10 of their 22 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Chicago Bears had only eight of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Miami Dolphins had four starters score zero points, while Chicago Bears had one.
Miami Dolphins scored more points than their projected total, while Chicago Bears fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 40.78-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Pete Werner (28.5 points) posted the second-highest score for a LB this week.

Coach Talk

Miami Dolphins
Hey, we admire the confidence, Miami Dolphins. It's a bold move to roll out not one, not two, but FOUR players with zero points while still getting the win. All we ask is to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it when the postseason rolls around, and we'll be finished.
Chicago Bears
It's entirely possible that Chicago Bears would be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 22 targets combined in Week 1, their six starting pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.