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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Sweet Pugs
1-0 109.15
139.22
 
VS
proj
Buck W¥LD 🦌
92.65 0-1
149.45

Sweet Pugs come back to knock off Buck W¥LD 🦌 109.15-92.65

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Sweet Pugs did enough to knock off Buck W¥LD 🦌, coming from behind to earn a 109.15-92.65 victory. Sweet Pugs trailed 90.65-77.85 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Darren Waller (16.5 points) and Justin Tucker (14.8). Justin Herbert (337 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Dalvin Cook (61 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 43 Rec Yds) did their part for Buck W¥LD 🦌 in defeat. Sweet Pugs (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against nicholas's Team2, while Buck W¥LD 🦌 (0-1) will take on Det. Lions in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Sweet Pugs   Buck W¥LD 🦌

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles against the Jaguars, King II tallied 5 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 1.88-point projection in the 37-21 win. King II ranks #3 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Browns next week.
Desmond King II

Top Player Comparison

Sweet Pugs
Points
% of total points 109.15
1
Darren Waller
TE
16.5
10.01
15.1%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
15.5
11.29
14.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
14.8
13.7
13.6%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
10
11.27
9.2%
Buck W¥LD 🦌
Points
% of total points 92.65
1
Justin Herbert
QB
17.75
26.96
19.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.4
19.06
15.5%
3
James Robinson
RB
7.4
13.05
8%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
6.2
11.32
6.7%

Points By Position

  Sweet Pugs   Buck W¥LD 🦌

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Sweet Pugs exceeded their projected point totals.
Buck W¥LD 🦌 had only three of their 17 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters scoring zero points for Sweet Pugs, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Sweet Pugs ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Buck W¥LD 🦌 ranked 11th.
The matchup's 16.5-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Sweet Pugs
You know, this sport is all about spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Thanks to stellar performances by Chris Godwin and Keenan Allen, our squad really took that to heart this past week. We nearly tripled Buck W¥LD 🦌 at wide receiver (25.5 points to 9.1). Godwin had 105 receiving yards while Allen chipped in with 100 yards.
Buck W¥LD 🦌
You can rest easy knowing that your generosity this week didn't go unnoticed. It takes a real kindred spirit to help someone like Sweet Pugs succeed... and when the time comes, perhaps they'll return the favor and do you a solid. Keep pushing forward, Buck W¥LD 🦌!