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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
1-0 179
155.23
 
VS
proj
Soonerjack
159.15 0-1
153.97

Roughnecks smirk at projections, come back to defeat Soonerjack, 179-159.15

Roughnecks outperformed projections, coming back for a 179-159.15 victory over Soonerjack. Despite trailing 159.15-150.4 heading into Monday night, Roughnecks charged back behind Kenny Golladay, who caught 7 passes for 114 yards for 18.4 points, and Robby Anderson, who caught one pass for 41 yards and a touchdown (10.2 points). Roughnecks (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against DARC NARC, while Soonerjack (0-1) will face off against Whackers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Soonerjack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cobb caught 9 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown as the Packers beat the Bears 24-23. In doing so, he put up 30.05 points to more-than-double his 12.68-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Roughnecks this week. Cobb will square off against the Vikings next week.
Randall Cobb

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 179
1
Randall Cobb
WR
30.05
12.68
16.8%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.6
20.01
15.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
25.9
16.5
14.5%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
22.6
12.22
12.6%
Soonerjack
Points
% of total points 159.15
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
29.5
12.42
18.5%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
26.65
23.35
16.7%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
24.3
23.42
15.3%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
18
7.3
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Soonerjack had a 159.15-120.35 lead. For Roughnecks, Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass. Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Soonerjack, while Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Randall Cobb had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks, who trailed 159.15-150.4 after the evening game.
Monday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Roughnecks on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Soonerjack

Game Notes

Roughnecks had six of their 11 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Soonerjack had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 19.85-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Roughnecks win, but they also covered the 1.26-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Emmanuel Sanders (29.5 points) posted the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

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