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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Rookie Jr.
1-0 117.39
116.71
 
VS
proj
Bye Week
60.63 0-1
139.59

Bye Week fall short of projections, lose to Rookie Jr., 117.39-60.63

Bye Week were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Rookie Jr. came out on top with a 117.39-60.63 victory. Rookie Jr. never trailed in this one after leaping out to a 10.4-point lead on Thursday behind Jay Ajayi (20.2 points). Todd Gurley II (23.7 points) and Kenny Golladay (18.4) were the leaders for Bye Week in the loss. Rookie Jr. improve to 1-0 on the season, while Bye Week fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie Jr.   Bye Week

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense scored 29.74 points in a 33-13 win over the Raiders to nearly double their 16.05-point projection. They allowed only 13 points, surrendered 395 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rookie Jr. this week. The Rams will battle the Cardinals next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Rookie Jr.
Points
% of total points 117.39
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
29.74
16.05
25.3%
2
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
15.46
17.2%
3
Cam Newton
QB
19.85
26.85
16.9%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.8
11.73
15.2%
Bye Week
Points
% of total points 60.63
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.7
24.47
39.1%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
18.4
10.81
30.3%
3
David Johnson
RB
17.7
24.58
29.2%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
9.8
14.3
16.2%

Points By Position

  Rookie Jr.   Bye Week

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on Rookie Jr. exceeded their projected point totals.
Bye Week had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Bye Week can partially blame the loss on Doug Baldwin, who didn't score any points.
Rookie Jr. recorded more points than their projected total, while Bye Week fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 56.76-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
For Bye Week, Todd Gurley II recorded 23.7 points, the third-best score for a RB this week.

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