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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
You Can't See Buster
1-0 192.4
217.43
 
VS
proj
War Pigs
171.15 0-1
207.41

You Can't See Buster fall short of projections, come back to top War Pigs, 192.40-171.15

Both teams failed to meet their projected point totals, but You Can't See Buster did enough to take down War Pigs. Predicted to win by a score of 217.43-207.41, You Can't See Buster rallied to earn a 192.40-171.15 victory over War Pigs. You Can't See Buster trailed 165.35-162.90 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Russell Wilson (21.2 points) and Albert Okwuegbunam (8.3). Justin Herbert (26.05 points) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (20.4) did their part for War Pigs in defeat. You Can't See Buster (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Gardner Minshew, while War Pigs (0-1) will match up against RSDAK in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  You Can't See Buster   War Pigs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pittman Jr. (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.1 points in a 20-20 tie with the Texans in Week 1. His scoring output was 74.4% more than his 15.54-point projection. Pittman Jr. ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Michael Pittman Jr.

Top Player Comparison

You Can't See Buster
Points
% of total points 192.4
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
27.1
15.54
14.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
21.6
23.58
11.2%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
21.2
21.53
11%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
18
16.28
9.4%
War Pigs
Points
% of total points 171.15
1
Justin Herbert
QB
26.05
27.21
15.2%
2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
20.4
14.07
11.9%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
16
7.58
9.3%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
15.3
14.65
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 49-yard catch for You Can't See Buster, helping the team to a 116.10-87.90 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, War Pigs owned a 146.95-143.00 lead. For You Can't See Buster, Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for War Pigs with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for War Pigs, helping the team to a 165.35-162.90 lead.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for You Can't See Buster on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  You Can't See Buster   War Pigs

Game Notes

You Can't See Buster won even though only three of their 15 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
War Pigs had only four of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
You Can't See Buster won despite starting Jalen Tolbert, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored less than their projected point total.
The matchup's 21.25-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did You Can't See Buster earn the win, but they also easily covered the 10.02-point predicted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Justin Herbert registered 26.05 points, the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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