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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Miami Dolphins
1-0 256.5
236.19
 
VS
proj
Arizona Cardinals
178.36 0-1
219.95

Arizona Cardinals fall short of projections, lose to Miami Dolphins in 256.50-178.36 runaway

There's no sugarcoating it, Arizona Cardinals underperformed, at least according to projections, as Miami Dolphins rolled to a 256.50-178.36 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Miami Dolphins nabbed a 165.7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 38.7 points from Jaylen Waddle (4 Rec, 69 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyreek Hill (8 Rec, 94 Rec Yds). Jordyn Brooks (22 points) and Kyler Murray (20.76) carried the flag for Arizona Cardinals in the loss. Miami Dolphins (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Los Angeles Chargers, while Arizona Cardinals (0-1) face off against Buffalo Bills in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Miami Dolphins   Arizona Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Titans in Week 1, Barkley scored 41.4 points to more-than-double his 17.94-point projection. He racked up 194 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Miami Dolphins this week. In Week 2, Barkley and the Giants will play the Panthers.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 256.5
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
41.4
17.94
16.1%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
21.7
14.43
8.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
17
16.84
6.6%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
16.2
13.23
6.3%
Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 178.36
1
Jordyn Brooks
LB
22
16.33
12.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
20.76
23.32
11.6%
3
Budda Baker
S
20
14.53
11.2%
4
Jalen Thompson
S
18
11.73
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch for Miami Dolphins, while Brandin Cooks had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 191.10-25.40 lead for Miami Dolphins.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard run for Miami Dolphins to contribute to a 256.50-154.16 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Miami Dolphins   Arizona Cardinals

Game Notes

More than half (12 of the 20) of the starters on Miami Dolphins exceeded their projected point totals.
Arizona Cardinals had only five of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Arizona Cardinals can partially blame the loss on Cole Kmet, who didn't score any points.
Miami Dolphins recorded more points than their projected total, while Arizona Cardinals fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 78.14-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Miami Dolphins win, but they also easily covered the 16.24-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Jordyn Brooks scored 22 points, the fifth-best score for a LB this week.

Coach Talk

Miami Dolphins
The key to success in football is spotting (and exploiting) the mismatches. Fueled by some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a noticeable disparity this week. Our four starting backs put up 220 more total yards than the RBs on Arizona Cardinals (361 yards from scrimmage to 141), as we ultimately royally dominated them at the position, 68.1 points to 25.1.
Arizona Cardinals
It's entirely possible that Arizona Cardinals would be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing just 11 targets combined this past week, their three wide receivers apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.