Fantasy Recaps – Game of the Week
The Lawn Wranglers (97.8) at Elvis Impersonators (105)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Sep 11, 2023) In a week 1 UFFLE battle, the Elvis Impersonators squeaked by a hapless The Lawn Wranglers team by a score of 105.00 to 97.80, behind the support of 75,991 faithful fans.
Elvis Impersonators were led to their 7.20 point victory by a 28.00 point effort from the Dallas Cowboys Defensive Team. With this performance, the Cowboys were the number 4 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 1. They also got help from a 23.20 point effort from Deshaun Watson, who snuck past the Cincinnati Bengals defense for 154 passing yards and 1 passing TD in addition to 45 rushing yards.
“It feels great to be world champions,” Elvis Impersonators coach Brandon Mannie said.
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The Lawn Wranglers were helped out in a losing cause by a 22.20 point effort from Justin Herbert, who got by the Miami Dolphins defense for 228 passing yards and 1 passing TD in addition to 18 rushing yards. They also got help from a 20.10 point effort from Calvin Ridley, who beat the Indianapolis Colts defense for 101 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.
“We got a wake-up call,” The Lawn Wranglers coach Todd Kammeijer said.
Adding salt to the wound, The Lawn Wranglers could have scored 119.60 points and earned the win with their best lineup, but Todd Kammeijer left key players like Brandon Aiyuk and his corresponding 28.90 points on the bench.
The Lawn Wranglers drew the short straw with their schedule this week, as their point total would have resulted in a win against 11 out of 12 other potential opponents in week 1.
This brings the record for Elvis Impersonators to 1-0, and drops The Lawn Wranglers to a record of 0-1.
Coming up in week 2, the 0-1 The Slim Shaggys are at The Lawn Wranglers, where The Lawn Wranglers are an early 14.4-point underdog, while the 1-0 Z-Squad are at Elvis Impersonators, where Elvis Impersonators are an early 9.9-point underdog.