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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
1-0 84
92.02
 
VS
proj
Shalabajzeri
80 0-1
101.6

Offensively challenged Fools and Horses knock off Shalabajzeri in 84-80 battle

Fools and Horses squeaked by for a 84-80 victory over Shalabajzeri despite posting only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Fools and Horses led 84.00-63.00 heading into Monday night. Shalabajzeri made them sweat behind Matthew Stafford (9 points) and Brandin Cooks (8). Fools and Horses (1-0) will look to get another win against spopov_k_2018, while Shalabajzeri (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Iz Čikaga moji....

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   Shalabajzeri

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson racked up 166 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Redskins beat the Cardinals 24-6. In doing so, he put up 20 points to more-than-double his 9.89-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Fools and Horses this week. In Week 2, Peterson and the Redskins will battle the Colts.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 84
1
Case Keenum
QB
25
19.74
29.8%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
20
9.89
23.8%
3
Jordan Reed
TE
10
6.36
11.9%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
10
9.11
11.9%
Shalabajzeri
Points
% of total points 80
1
Michael Thomas
WR
22
12.1
27.5%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13
10.5
16.3%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
9
20.08
11.3%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8
9.24
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Case Keenum had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass for Fools and Horses to contribute to a 84.00-56.00 lead for the team.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Shalabajzeri.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   Shalabajzeri

Game Notes

Fools and Horses emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Shalabajzeri had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Fools and Horses won despite starting the New Orleans Saints defense, who scored zero points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Fools and Horses ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Shalabajzeri ranked 13th.
The matchup's 4-point margin was the sixth-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Michael Thomas scored 22 points, the second-best score for a wideout this week.

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