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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kawai's Awesome Team
1-0 123.34
121.22
 
VS
proj
jason's Team
93.04 0-1
126.55

jason's Team fall short of expectations, fall to Kawai's Awesome Team in 123.34-93.04 rout

jason's Team fell short of projections, as Kawai's Awesome Team cruised to a 123.34-93.04 victory. Kawai's Awesome Team pulled out to a 16.2-point lead on Thursday behind Jay Ajayi (20.2 points) and never looked back. Melvin Gordon III (64 Rush Yds, 102 Rec Yds) and Golden Tate (7 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for jason's Team in defeat. Kawai's Awesome Team (1-0) will look to get another W against Cassidy Curtis, while jason's Team (0-1) attempt to earn their first win against Scott's Swell Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Kawai's Awesome Team   jason's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Broncos defense (24 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 12 points against the Seahawks in Week 1. Their scoring output was 54.7% more than their 7.75-point projection. The Broncos defense ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The Denver Broncos defense

Top Player Comparison

Kawai's Awesome Team
Points
% of total points 123.34
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.85
20.2%
2
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
14.36
16.4%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19.8
19.15
16.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
17.3
15.41
14%
jason's Team
Points
% of total points 93.04
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
23.1
18.12
24.8%
2
Golden Tate
WR
17.4
11.74
18.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.1
18.03
17.3%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.04
20.52
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Kawai's Awesome Team, contributing to a 71.20-47.24 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers found Davante Adams for a 51-yard pass for Kawai's Awesome Team. Rodgers also lit up the scoreboard with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 123.34-75.64 lead for Kawai's Awesome Team.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for jason's Team.

Points By Position

  Kawai's Awesome Team   jason's Team

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Kawai's Awesome Team exceeded their projected point totals.
jason's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Kawai's Awesome Team scored more points than their projected total, while jason's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 30.3-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Melvin Gordon III put up 23.1 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

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