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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
RAT POISON YA RELISH
1-0 110.44
119.11
 
VS
proj
BANGERZ
76.24 0-1
118.44

BANGERZ come up short of projections, fall to RAT POISON YA RELISH, 110.44-76.24

There's no easy way to put it, BANGERZ dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as RAT POISON YA RELISH earned a 110.44-76.24 victory. RAT POISON YA RELISH never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 15-point lead on Thursday behind Tevin Coleman (11 points) and Jake Elliott (4). Cam Newton (18.24 points) and Carlos Hyde (13) led the way for BANGERZ in the loss. RAT POISON YA RELISH (1-0) will look to add to their success against S's Super Team, while BANGERZ (0-1) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Gunslinger.

Matchup Timeline

  RAT POISON YA RELISH   BANGERZ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense (13 Pts Allowed, 395 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 17 points against the Raiders in Week 1. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.16-point projection. The Rams defense will face the Cardinals next week.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

RAT POISON YA RELISH
Points
% of total points 110.44
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.6
21.23
35%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
8.16
15.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
13.2
12.26
12%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.04
20.52
10.9%
BANGERZ
Points
% of total points 76.24
1
Cam Newton
QB
18.24
21.83
23.9%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
13
12.47
17.1%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
11.1
12.77
14.6%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
10
5.2
13.1%

Points By Position

  RAT POISON YA RELISH   BANGERZ

Game Notes

RAT POISON YA RELISH got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
BANGERZ had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
BANGERZ can partially blame the loss on Doug Baldwin, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
RAT POISON YA RELISH ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while BANGERZ ranked 9th.
The matchup's 34.2-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did RAT POISON YA RELISH earn the win, but they also covered the 0.67-point predicted margin of victory.

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BANGERZ
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