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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
1-0 146.82
112.32
 
VS
proj
Sons of Repair
91.74 0-1
117.5

Eastside Gummybears defy expectations, earn win over Sons of Repair in 146.82-91.74 rout

Eastside Gummybears brought their A game and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 146.82-91.74 victory over Sons of Repair, which fell short of projections. Eastside Gummybears got out to a 20.5-point lead on Thursday behind Julio Jones and never let go of it. Emmanuel Sanders (22.5 points) and Cam Newton (18.24) were the top performers for Sons of Repair in defeat. Eastside Gummybears (1-0) will look to rack up another W against The Brady Bunch, while Sons of Repair (0-1) meet Team Butthole in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   Sons of Repair

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Browns in Week 1, Conner racked up 192 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29.2 points to more-than-double his 12.39-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Eastside Gummybears this week. Conner will play the Chiefs next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 146.82
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.42
23.11
22.1%
2
James Conner
RB
29.2
12.39
19.9%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
24.5
12.47
16.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
20.5
14.83
14%
Sons of Repair
Points
% of total points 91.74
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
22.5
8.27
24.5%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
26.22
19.9%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.3
11.01
17.8%
4
Brandon McManus
K
13
7.88
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Eastside Gummybears who emerged with the lead, 120.82-67.40. Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Eastside Gummybears, while James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Brandon McManus had a 53-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Sons of Repair, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   Sons of Repair

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Eastside Gummybears scored higher than their projected point totals.
Sons of Repair had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Eastside Gummybears had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Sons of Repair.
Eastside Gummybears put up more points than their projected total, while Sons of Repair failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55.08-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Emmanuel Sanders (22.5 points) registered the fourth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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