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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
SchMoke's Goons
1-0 107.14
96.11
 
VS
proj
GD Team
87.14 0-1
96.76

SchMoke's Goons top expectations, defeat GD Team in 107.14-87.14 rout

SchMoke's Goons beat their projected point total, rolling to a 107.14-87.14 victory over GD Team. GD Team earned a 18.9-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 38.3 points from Michael Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Rob Gronkowski (7 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But it was all SchMoke's Goons after that. They were led by Aaron Rodgers (24.94 points) and Joe Mixon (20.9). SchMoke's Goons (1-0) will look to build on their success against Kush Gordon, while GD Team (0-1) seek to earn their first win against LA Tigers.

Matchup Timeline

  SchMoke's Goons   GD Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11.4 points, Golladay scored 58.1% more than his 7.21-point projection as the Lions lost to the Jets 48-17. He caught 7 passes for 114 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on SchMoke's Goons this week. Golladay will play the 49ers in Week 2.
Kenny Golladay

Top Player Comparison

SchMoke's Goons
Points
% of total points 107.14
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.86
23.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
20.9
13.62
19.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.6
16.62
13.6%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
13
8.65
12.1%
GD Team
Points
% of total points 87.14
1
Michael Thomas
WR
22
12.47
25.2%
2
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
21.84
20.9%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16.3
11.01
18.7%
4
James White
RB
11.6
7.82
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch for GD Team to contribute to a 64.8-45.9 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for SchMoke's Goons, contributing to a 95.74-87.14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  SchMoke's Goons   GD Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on SchMoke's Goons exceeded their projected point totals.
GD Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
SchMoke's Goons recorded more points than their projected total, while GD Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 20-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Michael Thomas registered 22 points, the fourth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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