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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Peaky Blinders
1-0 115.15
128.32
 
VS
proj
Mr.Two-Time
79.53 0-1
126.66

Peaky Blinders find way to knock off Mr.Two-Time 115.15-79.53 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Peaky Blinders did enough to knock off Mr.Two-Time. Predicted to win 128.32-126.66, Peaky Blinders earned a 115.15-79.53 victory over Mr.Two-Time. Mr.Two-Time earned an 8.90-point lead on Thursday, but Peaky Blinders held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Michael Thomas, who caught 5 passes for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns for 20.2 points, and Tua Tagovailoa, who passed for 270 yards and a touchdown (17.8 points). Matt Ryan (352 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 12 Rush Yds) and Dalvin Cook (90 Rush Yds, 18 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for Mr.Two-Time in the loss. Peaky Blinders (1-0) will look to earn another win against Circle The Wagons, while Mr.Two-Time (0-1) take on The Grim Sleeper (DEAD NITE) in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Peaky Blinders   Mr.Two-Time

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waddle scored 42.1% more than his 11.75-point projection with 16.7 points against the Patriots in Week 1. He caught 4 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in the 20-7 win. Waddle ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Peaky Blinders
Points
% of total points 115.15
1
Michael Thomas
WR
20.2
11.15
17.5%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
17.8
22.97
15.5%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
16.7
11.75
14.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
14.8
14.12
12.9%
Mr.Two-Time
Points
% of total points 79.53
1
Matt Ryan
QB
18.28
21.91
23%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
12.3
16.88
15.5%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
10.4
9.26
13.1%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8.75
10.16
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa teamed up with Jaylen Waddle for a 42-yard touchdown pass for Peaky Blinders, helping Peaky Blinders to a 93.00-56.83 lead.

Points By Position

  Peaky Blinders   Mr.Two-Time

Game Notes

Peaky Blinders got the win despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Mr.Two-Time had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Peaky Blinders won despite starting Cole Kmet, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 35.62-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Peaky Blinders get the W, but they also covered the 1.66-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Peaky Blinders
You know, this sport is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly quadrupling Mr.Two-Time at the wide receiver position (60 points to 15.1).
Mr.Two-Time
It's entirely possible that Mr.Two-Time may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Accumulating just 20 targets as a group in Week 1, their five starting pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) apparently made the bulk of their contributions by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.