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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Little Machines
1-0 81.94
110.76
 
VS
proj
Kneel O'Donnell
71.64 0-1
123.85

Offensively challenged Little Machines top Kneel O'Donnell, 81.94-71.64

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Little Machines were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, emerging victorious with a 81.94-71.64 victory over Kneel O'Donnell. Little Machines jumped out to a 29.5-point lead on Thursday behind 29.5 points from Julio Jones (11 Rush Yds, 169 Rec Yds) and Devonta Freeman (36 Rush Yds, 14 Rec Yds) and never looked back. The Los Angeles Rams defense (13 Pts Allowed, 395 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Deshaun Watson (176 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 40 Rush Yds) were the top scorers for Kneel O'Donnell in the loss. Little Machines (1-0) will look to add to their success against PlasticPads&IronMen, while Kneel O'Donnell (0-1) will match up against Lord of the Rings in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Little Machines   Kneel O'Donnell

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp scored 15.3 points in a 33-13 win over the Raiders to beat his 9.62-point projection. He racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Little Machines this week. Kupp will battle the Cardinals next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Little Machines
Points
% of total points 81.94
1
Julio Jones
WR
23
17.15
28.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.3
9.62
18.7%
3
George Kittle
TE
11.5
7.63
14%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
11.04
20.31
13.5%
Kneel O'Donnell
Points
% of total points 71.64
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
8.16
23.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
13.04
23.22
18.2%
3
Corey Davis
WR
9.2
10.84
12.8%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
7
10.63
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard pass for Little Machines, contributing to a 66.64-48.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Little Machines   Kneel O'Donnell

Game Notes

Little Machines got the win even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Kneel O'Donnell had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Little Machines won despite starting Doug Baldwin, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Little Machines ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Kneel O'Donnell ranked 14th.
The matchup's 10.3-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, the Los Angeles Rams defense recorded 17 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

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