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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Ivanman
1-0 193
148.26
 
VS
proj
LEGION OF BOOM
118 0-1
114.13

Offensively challenged Ivanman knock off LEGION OF BOOM, 193-118

Ranking 16th in the league in points scored for the week, Ivanman were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, earning a 193-118 victory over LEGION OF BOOM. LEGION OF BOOM earned a 13-point lead on Thursday, but Ivanman held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Michael Thomas (16 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the New York Jets defense (17 Pts Allowed, 339 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers), while the Tennessee Titans defense (27 Pts Allowed, 342 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (40 Pts Allowed, 475 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for LEGION OF BOOM in the loss. Ivanman (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Sad Sacks, while LEGION OF BOOM (0-1) will attempt to get their first victory against Billsrback.

Matchup Timeline

  Ivanman   LEGION OF BOOM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 44 yards and a touchdown against the Bills, Dixon put up 10 points this week. He crushed his 1.73-point projection in the 47-3 win. Dixon will face the Bengals next week.
Kenneth Dixon

Top Player Comparison

Ivanman
Points
% of total points 193
1
Michael Thomas
WR
47
12.1
24.4%
2
The New York Jets defense
DEF
32
14.52
16.6%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
28
15.85
14.5%
4
Tyrod Taylor
QB
23
17.02
11.9%
LEGION OF BOOM
Points
% of total points 118
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
18
17.69
15.3%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
17
11.84
14.4%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14
11.35
11.9%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
12
8.42
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for LEGION OF BOOM, helping LEGION OF BOOM to a 17-4 lead.
Sunday Early
Tyrod Taylor had a 20-yard touchdown run for Ivanman to contribute to a 135.00-89.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for LEGION OF BOOM, who trailed 152.00-108.00 after Sunday night.
Monday
Robby Anderson had a 41-yard touchdown catch for LEGION OF BOOM.

Points By Position

  Ivanman   LEGION OF BOOM

Game Notes

Ivanman won even though only seven of their 22 starters scored higher than their point projections.
LEGION OF BOOM had only nine of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Ivanman had eight starters score zero points, while LEGION OF BOOM had seven.
Ivanman had four players score more points than the leading scorer for LEGION OF BOOM.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Ivanman ranked 16th in the league in points scored this week, while LEGION OF BOOM ranked 17th.
The matchup's 75-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Ivanman win, but they also easily covered the 34.13-point forecasted margin of victory.

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