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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Endzone Dance
1-0 132.38
117.67
 
VS
proj
Blue Skywalker
122.06 0-1
100.17

Endzone Dance top projections, knock off Blue Skywalker, 132.38-122.06

Both teams rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations, as Endzone Dance beat Blue Skywalker. Predicted to win 117.67-100.17, Endzone Dance came out on top with a 132.38-122.06 win over Blue Skywalker. Blue Skywalker grabbed a 34.5-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Julio Jones (24 points) and Tevin Coleman (10.5). But Endzone Dance held the lead the rest of the way, powered by from Tyreek Hill, who caught 7 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns for 41.3 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns (27.28 points). Endzone Dance (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Big Jerms Worms, while Blue Skywalker (0-1) face Firestorm in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Endzone Dance   Blue Skywalker

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill (7 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 41.3 points against the Chargers in Week 1. His scoring output nearly quadrupled his 10.57-point projection. Hill ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Endzone Dance
Points
% of total points 132.38
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
41.3
10.57
31.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.28
23.99
20.6%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.6
16.26
15.6%
4
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
20
15.65
15.1%
Blue Skywalker
Points
% of total points 122.06
1
Andrew Luck
QB
25.46
20.83
20.9%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
25
11.16
20.5%
3
Julio Jones
WR
24
13.65
19.7%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.08
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Endzone Dance had a 132.38-92.76 lead. Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch for Endzone Dance, while Tom Brady had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Andrew Luck had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Blue Skywalker, while Adam Vinatieri had a 51-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Endzone Dance   Blue Skywalker

Game Notes

Endzone Dance won even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Blue Skywalker lost despite six of their nine starters scoring above their projected points.
Endzone Dance won despite starting Marquise Goodwin, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 10.32-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Endzone Dance. They got the win, but failed to cover the 17.5-point projected margin of victory.

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