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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
zzirGrizz
1-0 194.94
158.83
 
VS
proj
G-Men
148.87 0-1
153.38

zzirGrizz beat projections, earn win against G-Men, 194.94-148.87

zzirGrizz stepped up and beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 194.94-148.87 victory over G-Men. zzirGrizz never trailed in this one after earning a 21.2-point lead on Thursday behind Jay Ajayi. Tyreek Hill (7 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Cam Newton (161 Pass Yds, 58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for G-Men in the loss. zzirGrizz (1-0) will look to build on their success against adoboblackdogs, while G-Men (0-1) take on Next Man Up! in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  zzirGrizz   G-Men

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.9 points, Lawrence more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 15 points as the Cowboys lost to the Panthers 16-8. He made 6 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on zzirGrizz this week. Lawrence will go up against the Giants in Week 2.
DeMarcus Lawrence

Top Player Comparison

zzirGrizz
Points
% of total points 194.94
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
37.94
39.24
19.5%
2
James Conner
RB
34.3
14.34
17.6%
3
Jay Ajayi
RB
21.2
15.08
10.9%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
17
11.41
8.7%
G-Men
Points
% of total points 148.87
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
41.47
13.09
27.9%
2
Cam Newton
QB
29.24
36.66
19.6%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.07
17.19
16.2%
4
Marcus Peters
CB
12
6.96
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, zzirGrizz had a 118.93-97.80 lead. James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for zzirGrizz, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 67-yard catch. Meanwhile, Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch for G-Men, while Saquon Barkley had a 68-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for zzirGrizz, contributing to a 171.87-127.04 lead for the team.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Monday night. For zzirGrizz, Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for G-Men with a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  zzirGrizz   G-Men

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 12) of the starters on zzirGrizz scored higher than their projected point totals.
G-Men had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
zzirGrizz recorded more points than their projected total, while G-Men failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 46.07-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did zzirGrizz get the win, but they also easily covered the 5.45-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tyreek Hill recorded 41.47 points, the best overall score for a wide receiver this week.

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