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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
IN IT TO WIN IT
1-0 248.64
298.29
 
VS
proj
Harlem's Fifty
242.74 0-1
290.02

IN IT TO WIN IT come up short of predictions, still manage to defeat Harlem's Fifty in 248.64-242.74 battle

Both teams fell short of expectations, but IN IT TO WIN IT did enough to get the best of Harlem's Fifty. Predicted to win by a score of 298.29-290.02, IN IT TO WIN IT squeaked by for a 248.64-242.74 victory over Harlem's Fifty. Harlem's Fifty made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. IN IT TO WIN IT led 235.64-226.20 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 16.54 points from Matthew Stafford and Matt Prater on Monday night for Harlem's Fifty. IN IT TO WIN IT improve to 1-0 on the season, while Harlem's Fifty fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  IN IT TO WIN IT   Harlem's Fifty

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Cardinals in Week 1, Thompson racked up 128 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. In doing so, he put up 27.3 points to scored 68.7% higher than his 16.18-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on IN IT TO WIN IT this week. Next week, Thompson will go up against the Colts.
Chris Thompson

Top Player Comparison

IN IT TO WIN IT
Points
% of total points 248.64
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
31.44
27.25
12.6%
2
Chris Thompson
RB
27.3
16.18
11%
3
Lavonte David
LB
27
23.73
10.9%
4
Vince Williams
LB
24.5
22.59
9.9%
Harlem's Fifty
Points
% of total points 242.74
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
45.1
29.91
18.6%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
34.4
24.8
14.2%
3
Danny Trevathan
LB
22
21.59
9.1%
4
Sean Davis
S
21
19.72
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyler Lockett had a 51-yard touchdown catch for IN IT TO WIN IT to contribute to a 185.70-170.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for IN IT TO WIN IT, contributing to a 235.64-226.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Harlem's Fifty.

Points By Position

  IN IT TO WIN IT   Harlem's Fifty

Game Notes

Only five of the 14 starters on IN IT TO WIN IT scored more than their projected point totals.
Harlem's Fifty had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
IN IT TO WIN IT won despite starting Mark Barron, who scored zero points.
Melvin Gordon III and Joe Mixon both outscored Aaron Rodgers, the leading scorer for IN IT TO WIN IT.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
IN IT TO WIN IT ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while Harlem's Fifty ranked 10th.
The matchup's 5.9-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with IN IT TO WIN IT. They won, but did not cover the 8.27-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Melvin Gordon III registered 45.1 points, the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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