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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Pardubice Colts
1-0 89.6
119.11
 
VS
proj
Sada's Gardeners
87.86 0-1
121.17

Offensively challenged Pardubice Colts top Sada's Gardeners in 89.60-87.86 thriller

Pardubice Colts squeaked by for an 89.60-87.86 victory over Sada's Gardeners in spite of ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Sada's Gardeners made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Pardubice Colts led 85.70-82.46 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 5.4 points from Ezekiel Elliott on Sunday night for Sada's Gardeners. Pardubice Colts were led by Jonathan Taylor (161 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) and Travis Kelce (8 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Pardubice Colts (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Kastani Packers, while Sada's Gardeners (0-1) try to right the ship against OleOle Royal Stars.

Matchup Timeline

  Pardubice Colts   Sada's Gardeners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce (8 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.1 points against the Cardinals in Week 1. His scoring output was 50.4% more than his 14.7-point projection. Kelce ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

Pardubice Colts
Points
% of total points 89.6
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
25.5
19.5
28.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.7
24.7%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
10.8
20.76
12.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
8.9
11.47
9.9%
Sada's Gardeners
Points
% of total points 87.86
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.26
24.71
26.5%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
20.2
11.15
23%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.7
19.75
15.6%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
9.33
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Sada's Gardeners, while Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 85.70-82.46 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Pardubice Colts   Sada's Gardeners

Game Notes

Pardubice Colts won even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Sada's Gardeners had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
Sada's Gardeners ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Pardubice Colts ranked 10th.
The matchup's 1.74-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
For Sada's Gardeners, Justin Herbert recorded 23.26 points, the fourth-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

Pardubice Colts
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but we can't deny it, Pardubice Colts. Our starting quarterback was clearly outplayed by the opposition. Justin Herbert went 26-of-34 for 279 yards and three touchdowns for Sada's Gardeners, and all Matthew Stafford could manage through the air was 240 yards and one passing TD (plus three ugly interceptions). Let's put some extra effort into scouting those upcoming defenses!
Sada's Gardeners
It's entirely possible that Sada's Gardeners could be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With only 16 total targets in Week 1, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently did a superb job blocking downfield and running decoy routes.