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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Sad Sacks
1-0 364
269.6
 
VS
proj
NogutsNoglory
246 0-1
263.84

Sad Sacks smirk at projections, defeat NogutsNoglory in 364-246 rout

Sad Sacks outperformed projections, rolling to a 364-246 victory over NogutsNoglory. NogutsNoglory pulled out to a 31-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Sad Sacks after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara, who racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 43 points, and Myles Jack, who made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass (43 points). The Minnesota Vikings defense (35 points) and Aaron Rodgers (33) led the charge for NogutsNoglory in defeat. Sad Sacks (1-0) will look to get another W against Ivanman, while NogutsNoglory (0-1) take on BM's Hawks 36 in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Sad Sacks   NogutsNoglory

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Richard crushed his 0.07-point projection with 7 points against the Rams in Week 1. He racked up 79 yards from scrimmage in the 33-13 loss. Richard will face the Broncos next week.
Jalen Richard

Top Player Comparison

Sad Sacks
Points
% of total points 364
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
43
16.89
11.8%
2
Myles Jack
LB
43
28.19
11.8%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39
18.1
10.7%
4
Case Keenum
QB
37
17.74
10.2%
NogutsNoglory
Points
% of total points 246
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
35
23.09
14.2%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33
22.92
13.4%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
31
23.05
12.6%
4
Tahir Whitehead
LB
29
22.3
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Sad Sacks owned a 292.00-175.00 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for Sad Sacks, while Case Keenum had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 29-yard touchdown pass. Dante Pettis made the highlight reel for NogutsNoglory with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for NogutsNoglory, who trailed 330.00-208.00 after Sunday night.
Monday
Quincy Enunwa had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Sad Sacks on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Sad Sacks   NogutsNoglory

Game Notes

Sad Sacks had 12 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
NogutsNoglory had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Sad Sacks had two starters score zero points, while NogutsNoglory had three.
Sad Sacks had four players score more points than the leading scorer for NogutsNoglory.
Sad Sacks scored more points than their projected total, while NogutsNoglory failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 118-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Sad Sacks get the win, but they also easily covered the 5.76-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, the Minnesota Vikings defense scored 35 points, the fifth-best score for a DEF this week.

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