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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
EganBernal
1-0 80.46
95.9
 
VS
proj
librabian
69.34 0-1
107.89

EganBernal still manage to knock off librabian 80.46-69.34 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but EganBernal did enough to knock off librabian. Predicted to come up short by a score of 107.89-95.9, EganBernal emerged victorious with a 80.46-69.34 victory over librabian. librabian leapt out to a 8.8-point lead on Thursday, but EganBernal held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Andrew Luck (319 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the Carolina Panthers defense (8 Pts Allowed, 232 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers), while Golden Tate (7 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jimmy Garoppolo (261 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the top scorers for librabian in the loss. EganBernal (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against TD Murray, while librabian (0-1) attempt to get back on track against 丘比特の箭.

Matchup Timeline

  EganBernal   librabian

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 8 points, surrendering 232 yards, and forcing a fumble against the Cowboys, the Panthers defense tallied 12 points this week. They scored 64.8% more than their 7.28-point projection in the 16-8 win. The Panthers defense ranks #84 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
The Carolina Panthers defense

Top Player Comparison

EganBernal
Points
% of total points 80.46
1
Andrew Luck
QB
20.46
18.02
25.4%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
12
7.28
14.9%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
11
11.22
13.7%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
7.6
9.36
9.4%
librabian
Points
% of total points 69.34
1
Golden Tate
WR
13.9
8.84
20%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
12.04
17.57
17.4%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
9.3
9.56
13.4%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
8
6.83
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, EganBernal boasted a 56.76-46.14 lead. For EganBernal, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for librabian with a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for librabian.

Points By Position

  EganBernal   librabian

Game Notes

EganBernal won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
librabian had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
librabian ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while EganBernal ranked 9th.
The matchup's 11.12-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

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