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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dudley
1-0 131.19
167.31
 
VS
proj
O.J.'s Parole Board
117.07 0-1
162.84

Dudley fall short of expectations, find way to beat O.J.'s Parole Board, 131.19-117.07

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point totals, but Dudley did enough to knock off O.J.'s Parole Board. Predicted to win 167.31-162.84, Dudley came out on top with a 131.19-117.07 victory over O.J.'s Parole Board. O.J.'s Parole Board took a 19.55-point lead on Thursday, but Dudley held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 15 yards for 33.94 points, and Antonio Brown, who caught 9 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown (20.65 points), while Julio Jones (11 Rush Yds, 169 Rec Yds) and the Denver Broncos defense (24 Pts Allowed, 306 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leading scorers for O.J.'s Parole Board in the loss. Dudley (1-0) will look to add to their success against 2Sexy2Lose, while O.J.'s Parole Board (0-1) face America's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dudley   O.J.'s Parole Board

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 2 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Cowboys, Short scored 8 points this week. He nearly doubled his 4.19-point projection in the 16-8 win. Short ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Kawann Short

Top Player Comparison

Dudley
Points
% of total points 131.19
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.94
31.82
25.9%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
20.65
17.64
15.7%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
13.35
12.65
10.2%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
10.07
9.1%
O.J.'s Parole Board
Points
% of total points 117.07
1
Julio Jones
WR
19.55
15.29
16.7%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
19
12.39
16.2%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
17.15
12.11
14.6%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
13
10.84
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which O.J.'s Parole Board emerged with a 92.17-76.55 lead. For Dudley, Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Rob Gronkowski made the highlight reel for O.J.'s Parole Board with a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Dudley, contributing to a 118.49-98.37 lead for the team.
Monday
Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal for O.J.'s Parole Board.

Points By Position

  Dudley   O.J.'s Parole Board

Game Notes

Dudley won even though only six of their 16 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
O.J.'s Parole Board had only seven of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dudley won despite starting Eric Weddle, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Dudley ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while O.J.'s Parole Board ranked 15th.
The matchup's 14.12-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dudley win, but they also easily covered the 4.47-point projected margin of victory.

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