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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers
1-0 204.6
147.12
 
VS
proj
brian's special team
126.6 0-1
156.01

Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers defeat brian's special team in 204.6-126.6 landslide

Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers outperformed expectations, cruising to a 204.6-126.6 victory over brian's special team, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in this matchup, as Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers jumped out to an 80.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from the Pittsburgh Steelers defense and Lamar Jackson. the Steelers defense allowed 20 points, surrendered 432 yards, and forced 5 turnovers for 63 points, while Jackson passed for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards (46.9 points). Justin Herbert (36.7 points) and Jonathan Taylor (29.5) led the way for brian's special team in defeat. Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Kinch Killing Kids, while brian's special team (0-1) face Devin's Dandy Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers   brian's special team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 20 points, surrendering 432 yards, and forcing 5 turnovers against the Bengals, the Steelers defense put up 63 points this week. They more-than-quadrupled their 13.37-point projection in the 23-20 win. The Steelers defense will face the Patriots next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers
Points
% of total points 204.6
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
63
13.37
30.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
46.9
35.88
22.9%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
35.2
13.45
17.2%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
20
14.93
9.8%
brian's special team
Points
% of total points 126.6
1
Justin Herbert
QB
36.7
42.61
29%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
29.5
25.36
23.3%
3
Darren Waller
TE
11.9
13.23
9.4%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
11
16.05
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers boasted a 143.4-63.2 lead. For Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers, Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for brian's special team with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers boasted a 165.2-120.1 lead. For Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers, Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for brian's special team with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass.
Monday
Jerry Jeudy had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers   brian's special team

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers scored higher than their projected point totals.
brian's special team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers recorded more points than their projected total, while brian's special team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 78-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
For brian's special team, Justin Herbert put up 36.7 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Quinn's Dark Skin Destroyers
Putting together a lineup that won by a whopping 78 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's keep this momentum going as we head into our Week 2 matchup.
brian's special team
Well, brian's special team, unfortunately Week 1's performance was far from special. Let's study up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and try to deploy the most-potent possible lineup in Week 2. We can certainly do better than the 126.6 points we put up this week!