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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Happy Golladays
1-0 174.38
147.57
 
VS
proj
How Deebo Your Love?
150.44 0-1
150.49

Happy Golladays earn win over How Deebo Your Love? in 174.38-150.44 rout

Happy Golladays outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 174.38-150.44 victory over How Deebo Your Love?, who fell short of projections. Happy Golladays took a 32.40-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper and never let go of it. Deebo Samuel (28.4 points) and Travis Kelce (22.6) did their part for How Deebo Your Love? in defeat. Happy Golladays (1-0) will look to get another win against I’m only one Callaway, while How Deebo Your Love? (0-1) will meet The Mijo in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Happy Golladays   How Deebo Your Love?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense more-than-tripled their 4.32-point projection with 14 points against the Bills in Week 1. They allowed 16 points, surrendered 371 yards, and forced a fumble in the 23-16 win. The Steelers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Raiders next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Happy Golladays
Points
% of total points 174.38
1
Amari Cooper
WR
32.4
13.66
18.6%
2
Jared Goff
QB
27.92
13.13
16%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.3
17.06
13.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.6
20.7
9.5%
How Deebo Your Love?
Points
% of total points 150.44
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
28.4
12.08
18.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.6
16.54
15%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
21.1
15.77
14%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.3
10.6
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Happy Golladays, helping to stake the team to a 32.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Happy Golladays who took the lead, 128.68-64.08. For Happy Golladays, Jared Goff had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for How Deebo Your Love? with a 79-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 70-yard touchdown run for How Deebo Your Love?, who trailed 162.68-150.44 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Happy Golladays   How Deebo Your Love?

Game Notes

Seven of the 11 starting players on Happy Golladays scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite six of their 11 starters scoring more than their points projection, How Deebo Your Love? lost.
How Deebo Your Love? can partially blame the loss on Brandon Aiyuk, who didn't score any points.
Happy Golladays scored more points than their projected total, while How Deebo Your Love? failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 23.94-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Deebo Samuel (28.4 points) recorded the third-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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