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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Paper Curtain
1-0 138.78
116.84
 
VS
proj
Lord of the Rings
74.04 0-1
97.82

The Paper Curtain beat expectations, earn win against Lord of the Rings in 138.78-74.04 rout

The Paper Curtain stepped up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 138.78-74.04 victory over Lord of the Rings, which fell short of projections. Lord of the Rings pulled out to a 10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all The Paper Curtain after that. They were led by Michael Thomas (30 points) and Tom Brady (27.28). Adam Thielen (13.2 points) and Larry Fitzgerald (11.1) led the way for Lord of the Rings in defeat. The Paper Curtain (1-0) will look to get another W against Iron City Chuggars, while Lord of the Rings (0-1) will face Kneel O'Donnell in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Paper Curtain   Lord of the Rings

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 48-40 loss to the Buccaneers, Thomas scored 30 points to beat his 16.23-point projection. He caught 16 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Paper Curtain this week. Thomas will play the Browns in Week 2.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 138.78
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30
16.23
21.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.28
23.99
19.7%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
19.8
13.4
14.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14.4
11.51
10.4%
Lord of the Rings
Points
% of total points 74.04
1
Adam Thielen
WR
13.2
12.25
17.8%
2
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.1
12.78
15%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
10.04
20.8
13.6%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
10
7.47
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski for a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Paper Curtain, helping The Paper Curtain to a 126.88-64.00 lead.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Lord of the Rings.

Points By Position

  The Paper Curtain   Lord of the Rings

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on The Paper Curtain exceeded their projected point totals.
Lord of the Rings had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Paper Curtain had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Lord of the Rings.
The Paper Curtain recorded more points than their projected total, while Lord of the Rings fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 64.74-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did The Paper Curtain earn the W, but they also easily covered the 19.02-point predicted margin of victory.

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