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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Jtown Reverse Pandas
1-0 129.74
125.92
 
VS
proj
Batangas Balisong
113.73 0-1
131.75

Back-and-forth battle ends with Jtown Reverse Pandas coming back to top Batangas Balisong, 129.74-113.73

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Jtown Reverse Pandas earned a come-from-behind win over Batangas Balisong, coming back to earn a 129.74-113.73 victory. Trailing 113.73-108.84 heading into Monday night, Jtown Reverse Pandas came storming back behind Golden Tate (20.9 points). Jtown Reverse Pandas improve to 1-0 on the season, while Batangas Balisong fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Jtown Reverse Pandas   Batangas Balisong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense scored 31.14 points in a 24-16 win over the 49ers to more-than-double their 15.32-point projection. They allowed 16 points, surrendered 327 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jtown Reverse Pandas this week. The Vikings will square off against the Packers in Week 2.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Jtown Reverse Pandas
Points
% of total points 129.74
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
31.14
15.32
24%
2
Golden Tate
WR
20.9
14.63
16.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.6
19.44
13.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
16.2
14.94
12.5%
Batangas Balisong
Points
% of total points 113.73
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.6
20.01
24.3%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
26.18
18.01
23%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.1
20.38
13.3%
4
Matt Ryan
QB
11.35
23.64
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Batangas Balisong who emerged with the lead, 100.83-91.24. For Jtown Reverse Pandas, Adam Vinatieri had a 51-yard field goal. Ryan Succop made the highlight reel for Batangas Balisong with a 53-yard field goal.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Jtown Reverse Pandas on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Jtown Reverse Pandas   Batangas Balisong

Game Notes

Jtown Reverse Pandas had four of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Batangas Balisong had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Jtown Reverse Pandas scored more points than their projected total, while Batangas Balisong fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 16.01-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Melvin Gordon III (27.6 points) recorded the second-best score for a RB this week.

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