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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Baytown Cowboys
1-0 79.5
85.78
 
VS
proj
Can I Haz Touchdown?
65.5 0-1
101.63

Offensively challenged Baytown Cowboys defeat Can I Haz Touchdown?, 79.5-65.5

Despite ranking only ninth in the league in points scored for the week, Baytown Cowboys earned a 79.5-65.5 victory over Can I Haz Touchdown?. Baytown Cowboys earned a 22-point lead on Thursday behind 22 points from Julio Jones (11 Rush Yds, 169 Rec Yds) and Matt Bryant (2-2 FG, 52 long) and never looked back. Drew Brees (17.5 points) and Odell Beckham Jr. (14) did everything they could for Can I Haz Touchdown? in the loss. Baytown Cowboys (1-0) will look to add to their success against Spoon, while Can I Haz Touchdown? (0-1) attempt to earn their first victory against JOHN 3 LITTLE GIRLS.

Matchup Timeline

  Baytown Cowboys   Can I Haz Touchdown?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Eagles in Week 1, Jones racked up 180 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 15 points and scored 41.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Baytown Cowboys this week. In Week 2, Jones and the Falcons will play the Panthers.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Baytown Cowboys
Points
% of total points 79.5
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
21
16.4
26.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
15
10.64
18.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
10
9.97
12.6%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
9
9.05
11.3%
Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 65.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
17.5
7.01
26.7%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
14
8.2
21.4%
3
Reshad Jones
S
10
6.12
15.3%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
6
8.07
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for Baytown Cowboys, helping to stake the team to a 22-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Can I Haz Touchdown?, while Stefon Diggs had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 63.50-57.50 after the early action.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Baytown Cowboys on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Baytown Cowboys   Can I Haz Touchdown?

Game Notes

Only four of the 12 starters on Baytown Cowboys exceeded their scoring projections.
Can I Haz Touchdown? had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Baytown Cowboys had three starters score zero points, while Can I Haz Touchdown? had one.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 14-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Drew Brees (17.5 points) recorded the highest score for a QB this week.

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