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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Mojo's Mighty Bucs
1-0 126.5
139.11
 
VS
proj
VA Buccaneers
124 0-1
137.59

Offensively challenged Mojo's Mighty Bucs defeat VA Buccaneers in 126.5-124 battle

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Mojo's Mighty Bucs were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that had an even worse week, squeaking by for a 126.5-124 victory over VA Buccaneers. Mojo's Mighty Bucs were led by Melvin Gordon III (64 Rush Yds, 102 Rec Yds) and Joe Mixon (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds), while Russell Wilson (29.5 points) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (15) carried the flag for VA Buccaneers in defeat. Mojo's Mighty Bucs (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Captain Zippy's Army, while VA Buccaneers (0-1) will match up against Crab Legs in an effort to earn their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  Mojo's Mighty Bucs   VA Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon racked up 149 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Bengals beat the Colts 34-23. In doing so, he put up 25.5 points and scored 39.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Mojo's Mighty Bucs this week. Mixon will square off against the Ravens in Week 2.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Mojo's Mighty Bucs
Points
% of total points 126.5
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
26.5
23.5
20.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
25.5
18.28
20.2%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
18.5
13.64
14.6%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
14.5
26.64
11.5%
VA Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 124
1
Russell Wilson
QB
29.5
26.46
23.8%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
10.65
12.1%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
14
18.06
11.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13.5
16.9
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for VA Buccaneers, who trailed 126.50-124.00 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Mojo's Mighty Bucs   VA Buccaneers

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Mojo's Mighty Bucs exceeded their projected point totals.
VA Buccaneers had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
VA Buccaneers ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while Mojo's Mighty Bucs ranked 8th.
The matchup's 2.5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Mojo's Mighty Bucs win, but they also covered the 1.52-point forecasted margin of victory.

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