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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Started from the top
1-0 120.86
123.05
 
VS
proj
AA Ron Balakay
116.88 0-1
131.51

AA Ron Balakay fall short of projections, lose to Started from the top in 120.86-116.88 battle

There's no easy way to say it, AA Ron Balakay didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Started from the top narrowly earned a 120.86-116.88 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Started from the top led 120.86-86.48 heading into Monday night. AA Ron Balakay made it interesting behind Greg Zuerlein (15 points) and the Detroit Lions defense (8). Started from the top (1-0) will look to earn another win against Hungry Hippo, while AA Ron Balakay (0-1) seek to earn their first victory against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz.

Matchup Timeline

  Started from the top   AA Ron Balakay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara scored 39.6 points in a 48-40 loss to the Buccaneers to nearly double his 21.23-point projection. He racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Started from the top this week. Kamara will play the Browns next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Started from the top
Points
% of total points 120.86
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
39.6
21.23
32.8%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.36
19.59
17.7%
3
A.J. Green
WR
16.2
15.26
13.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.4
11.51
12.7%
AA Ron Balakay
Points
% of total points 116.88
1
Tom Brady
QB
25.28
22.24
21.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
25
17.15
21.4%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.1
12.2
12.9%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
11.29
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Started from the top boasted a 120.86-86.48 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Started from the top, while A.J. Green had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for AA Ron Balakay with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for AA Ron Balakay.

Points By Position

  Started from the top   AA Ron Balakay

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Started from the top scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their projected points, AA Ron Balakay lost.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 3.98-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Tom Brady (25.28 points) posted the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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