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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
TheLegacy
1-0 170.91
171.14
 
VS
proj
adoboblackdogs
154.18 0-1
143.31

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, adoboblackdogs fall to TheLegacy, 170.91-154.18

Hindered by a 0-point week from Will Fuller V, adoboblackdogs was unable to overcome TheLegacy, which earned a 170.91-154.18 win. adoboblackdogs jumped out to a 37.07-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Julio Jones, who racked up 180 yards from scrimmage for 23.37 points, and Zach Ertz, who caught 5 passes for 48 yards (8.2 points). But TheLegacy held the lead the rest of the way, powered by from Tom Brady (277 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and T.J. Watt (8 Tackles, 4 Sacks). TheLegacy (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Al's Annihilators, while adoboblackdogs (0-1) will seek to right the ship against zzirGrizz.

Matchup Timeline

  TheLegacy   adoboblackdogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Browns in Week 1, Watt made 8 tackles and recorded 4 sacks. In doing so, he put up 25.5 points to nearly triple his 8.74-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on TheLegacy this week. Watt will square off against the Chiefs next week.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

TheLegacy
Points
% of total points 170.91
1
Tom Brady
QB
40.28
39.28
23.6%
2
T.J. Watt
LB
25.5
8.74
14.9%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
22.2
19.54
13%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
22.2
15.16
13%
adoboblackdogs
Points
% of total points 154.18
1
Julio Jones
WR
23.37
17.07
15.2%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.04
33.54
13.6%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
20.83
10.88
13.5%
4
Harrison Smith
S
18.5
8.57
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 21-yard touchdown pass for TheLegacy, while Antonio Brown had a 22-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 168.41-122.44 lead for TheLegacy.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for adoboblackdogs, who trailed 168.41-154.18 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  TheLegacy   adoboblackdogs

Game Notes

Just five of the 12 starters on TheLegacy exceeded their scoring projections.
adoboblackdogs lost despite six of their 12 starters exceeding their points projection.
adoboblackdogs can partially blame the loss on Will Fuller V, who didn't score any points.
TheLegacy got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while adoboblackdogs outscored their projection.
The matchup's 16.73-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with TheLegacy. They got the win, but failed to cover the 27.83-point projected margin of victory.

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