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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Romeo Reigns
1-0 114.9
118.05
 
VS
proj
Brock The Conqueror
85.28 0-1
129.01

Brock The Conqueror succumb to Romeo Reigns, 114.90-85.28

There's no easy way to put it, Brock The Conqueror underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Romeo Reigns secured a 114.90-85.28 victory. Romeo Reigns never trailed in this one after nabbing a 1.00-point lead on Thursday behind Matthew Stafford (11.8 points) and Matt Gay (6). Gabe Davis (16.8 points) and Ryan Succop (15) led the charge for Brock The Conqueror in the loss. Romeo Reigns (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Top of The Rock, while Brock The Conqueror (0-1) will match up against Crybaby Cannon Carter in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Romeo Reigns   Brock The Conqueror

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Swift (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds) scored 28 points against the Eagles in Week 1. His scoring output was 82.6% more than his 15.33-point projection. Swift ranks #16 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
D'Andre Swift

Top Player Comparison

Romeo Reigns
Points
% of total points 114.9
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
28
15.33
24.4%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
27.9
15.96
24.3%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
12.9
10.71
11.2%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.8
20.76
10.3%
Brock The Conqueror
Points
% of total points 85.28
1
Gabe Davis
WR
16.8
10.85
19.7%
2
Ryan Succop
K
15
8.37
17.6%
3
Tom Brady
QB
11.38
21.69
13.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
9.2
18.95
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Thursday, but it was Romeo Reigns who emerged with the lead, 17.80-16.80. For Romeo Reigns, Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal. Gabe Davis made the highlight reel for Brock The Conqueror with a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run for Romeo Reigns, while Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch, helping Romeo Reigns to a 104.70-30.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for Brock The Conqueror, who trailed 104.70-79.28 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Romeo Reigns   Brock The Conqueror

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on Romeo Reigns scored more than their projected point totals.
Brock The Conqueror had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Romeo Reigns ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Brock The Conqueror ranked 12th.
The matchup's 29.62-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

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