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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Falconsfan4life
1-0 191.7
169.73
 
VS
proj
Keith's Team
157.14 0-1
123.43

Falconsfan4life outperform projections, defeat Keith's Team, 191.7-157.14

Both teams brought their A game and exceeded their projected point totals, as Falconsfan4life knocked off Keith's Team. Predicted to win 169.73-123.43, Falconsfan4life earned a 191.7-157.14 win over Keith's Team. Falconsfan4life never trailed in this one after grabbing a 9-point lead on Thursday behind Matt Bryant (8 points) and Devonta Freeman (5). Saquon Barkley (106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 22 Rec Yds) and the Houston Texans defense (27 Pts Allowed, 389 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leaders for Keith's Team in the loss. Falconsfan4life (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against The Klingons, while Keith's Team (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against The Cobra Kai.

Matchup Timeline

  Falconsfan4life   Keith's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Ravens defense allowed only 3 points, surrendered 153 yards, and intercepted 2 passes in a 47-3 win over the Bills. In doing so, they put up 97 points and scored 61.0% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Falconsfan4life this week. In Week 2, the Ravens will go up against the Bengals.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Falconsfan4life
Points
% of total points 191.7
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
97
60.26
50.6%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
28
24.31
14.6%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
20.9
14.08
10.9%
4
Quinton Dunbar
CB
13.5
0
7%
Keith's Team
Points
% of total points 157.14
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
38.8
15.16
24.7%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
33
30.89
21%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
17.04
23.32
10.8%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
17
9.22
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for Falconsfan4life, helping the team to a 13-4 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Falconsfan4life who emerged with the lead, 191.70-152.14. For Falconsfan4life, Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass. Jimmy Garoppolo had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass for Keith's Team, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Falconsfan4life   Keith's Team

Game Notes

Only four of the 13 starting players on Falconsfan4life scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite eight of their 13 starters scoring above their points projection, Keith's Team lost.
The final result could have looked differently, as Falconsfan4life had three starters score zero points, while Keith's Team had three.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 34.56-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Falconsfan4life managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 46.3-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Saquon Barkley registered 38.8 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

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