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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
THE BOSS
1-0 125
126.01
 
VS
proj
LarryDavidShrimp
103 0-1
123.72

LarryDavidShrimp fall short of predictions, lose to THE BOSS in 125-103 rout

LarryDavidShrimp failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, as THE BOSS cruised to a 125-103 victory. LarryDavidShrimp got out to a 17-point lead on Thursday, but it was all THE BOSS after that. They were led by Philip Rivers (424 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Aaron Rodgers (286 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 15 Rush Yds). Jared Goff (233 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Cam Newton (161 Pass Yds, 58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for LarryDavidShrimp in the loss. THE BOSS (1-0) will look to rack up another win against WilburForce, while LarryDavidShrimp (0-1) attempt to earn their first victory against Victorious Secret.

Matchup Timeline

  THE BOSS   LarryDavidShrimp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-24 win over the Seahawks, McManus scored 13 points to beat his 8-point projection. He made both of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on THE BOSS this week. In Week 2, McManus and the Broncos will face the Raiders.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

THE BOSS
Points
% of total points 125
1
Philip Rivers
QB
40
24.96
32%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33
27.49
26.4%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
16
10.66
12.8%
4
Brandon McManus
K
13
8
10.4%
LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 103
1
Jared Goff
QB
23
23.8
22.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
19
26.07
18.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
17
12.8
16.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13
15.94
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandon McManus had a 53-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for THE BOSS, while Rob Gronkowski had a 21-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 88.00-42.00 lead for THE BOSS.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for THE BOSS, contributing to a 125.00-80.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  THE BOSS   LarryDavidShrimp

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on THE BOSS scored higher than their projected point totals.
LarryDavidShrimp had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
THE BOSS won despite starting Amari Cooper, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 22-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did THE BOSS get the win, but they also covered the 2.29-point projected margin of victory.

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