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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Spoon
1-0 120
99.47
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
89 0-1
102.52

Spoon brush off predictions, come back to defeat Gritz Blitz in 120-89 rout

Spoon exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 120-89 victory over Gritz Blitz, which fell short of projections. Spoon got out to an early 4-point lead on Thursday. Gritz Blitz came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the Baltimore Ravens defense (36 points) and Melvin Gordon III (16). Not to be deterred, Spoon made a run on Monday night with their back against the wall, as the Los Angeles Rams defense (23 points) and Golden Tate (13) put them back in the lead for good. Spoon (1-0) will look to add to their success against Baytown Cowboys, while Gritz Blitz (0-1) attempt to right the ship against Standing4Flag.

Matchup Timeline

  Spoon   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Browns in Week 1, Watt made 8 tackles and recorded 4 sacks. In doing so, he put up 21 points to more-than-triple his 6.69-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Spoon this week. Next week, Watt will play the Chiefs.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

Spoon
Points
% of total points 120
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
23
15.92
19.2%
2
T.J. Watt
LB
21
6.69
17.5%
3
Golden Tate
WR
13
7.73
10.8%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12
8.48
10%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 89
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
36
21.09
40.4%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16
11.13
18%
3
Luke Kuechly
LB
11
6.43
12.4%
4
Calais Campbell
DE
6
5.15
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass for Gritz Blitz, contributing to a 78-46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Spoon, who trailed 89-58 after the evening game.
Monday
Golden Tate had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Spoon on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Spoon   Gritz Blitz

Game Notes

Spoon had seven of their 12 starters exceed their projected points.
Gritz Blitz had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Spoon put up more points than their projected total, while Gritz Blitz fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 31-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, the Baltimore Ravens defense put up 36 points, the league's top overall score this week.

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