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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
r18xxl
1-0 85.4
97.59
 
VS
proj
lawrence's Team
84.02 0-1
102.22

Offensively challenged r18xxl come back to defeat lawrence's Team in 85.4-84.02 battle

r18xxl rallied for a 85.4-84.02 victory over lawrence's Team despite ranking only 10th in the league in points scored for the week. Trailing 82.22-70.7 heading into Monday night, r18xxl roared back behind Brandin Cooks (5 Rec, 87 Rec Yds) and Marvin Jones Jr. (4 Rec, 54 Rec Yds). r18xxl (1-0) will look to earn another win against AlexVerdugo, while lawrence's Team (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against zxz_alexandre.

Matchup Timeline

  r18xxl   lawrence's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Titans, Stills tallied 22.6 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 8.28-point projection in the 27-20 win. Stills ranks #12 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Kenny Stills

Top Player Comparison

r18xxl
Points
% of total points 85.4
1
Kenny Stills
WR
22.6
8.28
26.5%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
12
6.31
14.1%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
10.7
13.68
12.5%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
9.3
9.56
10.9%
lawrence's Team
Points
% of total points 84.02
1
Russell Wilson
QB
22.42
18.76
26.7%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
22
12.47
26.2%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
11
7.5
13.1%
4
George Kittle
TE
9
5.81
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which lawrence's Team boasted a 82.22-44.3 lead. For r18xxl, Kenny Stills had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for lawrence's Team with a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  r18xxl   lawrence's Team

Game Notes

Just two of the nine starting players on r18xxl scored higher than their projected point totals.
lawrence's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
r18xxl ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while lawrence's Team ranked 11th.
The matchup's 1.38-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Russell Wilson (22.42 points) registered the fourth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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