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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Crush
1-0 104.02
110.35
 
VS
proj
James's Quality Team
100.42 0-1
124.11

Offensively challenged Crush top James's Quality Team in 104.02-100.42 thriller

Despite posting only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week, Crush eked out a 104.02-100.42 victory over James's Quality Team. James's Quality Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Crush led 104.02-95.42 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 5 points from the Denver Broncos defense on Monday night for James's Quality Team. Crush were led by Joe Burrow (22.22 points) and Joe Mixon (18). Crush (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against GC Lions, while James's Quality Team (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Eagles.

Matchup Timeline

  Crush   James's Quality Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

St. Brown (8 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.4 points in a 38-35 lost to the Eagles in Week 1. His scoring output was 44.4% more than his 11.35-point projection. St. Brown ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Top Player Comparison

Crush
Points
% of total points 104.02
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
21.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
18
15.89
17.3%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
16.4
11.35
15.8%
4
James Conner
RB
14
14.84
13.5%
James's Quality Team
Points
% of total points 100.42
1
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.7
22%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
21.22
23.05
21.1%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
14.6%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
8.9
11.47
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Crush became the proud owner of a 90.02-32.92 lead. For Crush, Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for James's Quality Team with a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch for James's Quality Team, who trailed 104.02-80.72 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Crush   James's Quality Team

Game Notes

Crush got the victory despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
James's Quality Team had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Crush won despite starting George Kittle, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Crush ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while James's Quality Team ranked 9th.
The matchup's 3.6-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Travis Kelce (22.1 points) posted the best overall score for a TE this week.

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