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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Homer
1-0 107
98.02
 
VS
proj
Shelpas UTD
88 0-1
102.73

Shelpas UTD come up short of projections, lose to Homer, 107-88

There's no sugarcoating it, Shelpas UTD dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Homer earned a 107-88 victory. Shelpas UTD took a 17-point lead on Thursday, but Homer held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Andrew Luck (319 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Isaiah Crowell (102 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs), while Kirk Cousins (23 points) and Julio Jones (17) carried the flag for Shelpas UTD in the loss. Homer (1-0) will look to add to their success against Britka Sablja, while Shelpas UTD (0-1) will attempt to right the ship against Ptičice.

Matchup Timeline

  Homer   Shelpas UTD

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Lions, Crowell put up 22 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 7.81-point projection in the 48-17 win. Crowell will face the Dolphins next week.
Isaiah Crowell

Top Player Comparison

Homer
Points
% of total points 107
1
Andrew Luck
QB
22
20.68
20.6%
2
Isaiah Crowell
RB
22
7.81
20.6%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
12.13
16.8%
4
A.J. Green
WR
13
11.47
12.1%
Shelpas UTD
Points
% of total points 88
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
23
19.51
26.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17
12.8
19.3%
3
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
12
11.92
13.6%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
10
10.04
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Homer emerged with a 85.00-66.00 lead. Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Homer, while A.J. Green had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for Shelpas UTD with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Isaiah Crowell had a 62-yard touchdown run for Homer on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Homer   Shelpas UTD

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Homer scored higher than their projected point totals.
Shelpas UTD had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Homer won despite starting Jimmy Graham, who scored zero points.
Homer put up more points than their projected total, while Shelpas UTD failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 19-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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