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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Nightmares
1-0 186
209.65
 
VS
proj
Cervone Rage
154 0-1
199.47

Offensively challenged Nightmares defeat Cervone Rage, 186-154

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Nightmares were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, securing a 186-154 victory over Cervone Rage. Nightmares leapt out to a 51-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar performance from Stefon Diggs, who caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown (53 points), and never looked back. Jonathan Taylor (161 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) and Mike Evans (5 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Cervone Rage in the loss. Nightmares improve to 1-0 on the season, while Cervone Rage fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Nightmares   Cervone Rage

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs scored 82.7% more than his 29.01-point projection with 53 points against the Rams in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown in the 31-10 win. Diggs ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Nightmares
Points
% of total points 186
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
53
29.01
28.5%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
46
25.6
24.7%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
36
37.41
19.4%
4
Najee Harris
RB
14
26.37
7.5%
Cervone Rage
Points
% of total points 154
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
34
30.77
22.1%
2
Mike Evans
WR
29
25.49
18.8%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
26
34.19
16.9%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
17
23.85
11%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Nightmares, contributing to a 53-2 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Nightmares who grabbed the lead, 131-74. For Nightmares, A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch. Evan McPherson made the highlight reel for Cervone Rage with a 59-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Nightmares, helping the team to a 186-108 lead.

Points By Position

  Nightmares   Cervone Rage

Game Notes

Nightmares got the win even though only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Cervone Rage had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Stefon Diggs, A.J. Brown, and Justin Herbert all scored more points than Jonathan Taylor, the leading scorer for Cervone Rage.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
Cervone Rage ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Nightmares ranked 8th.
The matchup's 32-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Nightmares win, but they also easily covered the 10.18-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Jonathan Taylor recorded 34 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

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