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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wu-Tang
1-0 316
257.98
 
VS
proj
Phillip's Primo Team
262 0-1
195.53

Wu-Tang brush off expectations, earn win against Phillip's Primo Team, 316-262

Both teams exceeded their projected point totals, as Wu-Tang beat Phillip's Primo Team. Predicted to win 257.98-195.53, Wu-Tang secured a 316-262 win over Phillip's Primo Team. Phillip's Primo Team leapt out to a 17-point lead on Thursday, but Wu-Tang held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Von Miller (55 points) and Harrison Smith (49), while Luke Kuechly (46 points) and Keenan Allen (26) carried the flag for Phillip's Primo Team in the loss. Wu-Tang (1-0) will look to get another win against Megatron's Mentality, while Phillip's Primo Team (0-1) will attempt to get some positive momentum against GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!.

Matchup Timeline

  Wu-Tang   Phillip's Primo Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dorsett scored 12 points in a 27-20 win over the Texans to more-than-double his 4.36-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 66 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Wu-Tang this week. Dorsett will face the Jaguars next week.
Phillip Dorsett

Top Player Comparison

Wu-Tang
Points
% of total points 316
1
Von Miller
LB
55
28.85
17.4%
2
Harrison Smith
S
49
26.78
15.5%
3
Kiko Alonso
LB
30
22.15
9.5%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
25
16.26
7.9%
Phillip's Primo Team
Points
% of total points 262
1
Luke Kuechly
LB
46
27.2
17.6%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
26
10.9
9.9%
3
Preston Brown
LB
26
22.94
9.9%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
24
9.89
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Wu-Tang who claimed the lead, 292.00-211.00. Ryan Tannehill had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Wu-Tang, while Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Keenan Allen had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Phillip's Primo Team, while A.J. Green had a 38-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Wu-Tang   Phillip's Primo Team

Game Notes

More than half (14 of the 23) of the starters on Wu-Tang scored higher than their projected point totals.
Phillip's Primo Team lost despite 13 of their 22 starters scoring more than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Wu-Tang had five starters score zero points, while Phillip's Primo Team had three.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 54-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Wu-Tang. They won, but did not cover the 62.45-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, Luke Kuechly recorded 46 points, the second-highest score for a LB this week.

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