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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
ThyRodAndThyStafford
1-0 129.08
127.85
 
VS
proj
Hamboners
122.22 0-1
124.18

Despite top scorer Evans, Hamboners fall to ThyRodAndThyStafford, 129.08-122.22

Hamboners had the highest scorer in the matchup with WR Mike Evans racking up 28.2 points, the 10th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish ThyRodAndThyStafford, who came out on top with a 129.08-122.22 win. ThyRodAndThyStafford never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 10.5-point lead on Thursday behind Devonta Freeman (6.5 points) and Matt Bryant (4). Mike Evans (7 Rec, 147 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Todd Gurley II (108 Rush Yds, 39 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Hamboners in the loss. ThyRodAndThyStafford (1-0) will look to build on their success against Hipster101, while Hamboners (0-1) face fucking JEWyork in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  ThyRodAndThyStafford   Hamboners

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Seahawks in Week 1, Sanders caught 10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 28.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on ThyRodAndThyStafford this week. Next week, Sanders will go up against the Raiders.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

ThyRodAndThyStafford
Points
% of total points 129.08
1
Tom Brady
QB
30.28
24.98
23.5%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
28.5
10.28
22.1%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
19.8
20.04
15.3%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
18
8.97
13.9%
Hamboners
Points
% of total points 122.22
1
Mike Evans
WR
28.2
12.42
23.1%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.2
22.52
19%
3
Jared Goff
QB
22.22
22.39
18.2%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
15.1
12.2
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Bryant had a 52-yard field goal for ThyRodAndThyStafford, contributing to a 10.5-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was ThyRodAndThyStafford who grabbed the lead, 109.28-74.80. Tom Brady had a 21-yard touchdown pass for ThyRodAndThyStafford, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Hamboners with a 50-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  ThyRodAndThyStafford   Hamboners

Game Notes

ThyRodAndThyStafford got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Hamboners had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Hamboners can partially blame the loss on Marquise Goodwin, who didn't score any points.
ThyRodAndThyStafford put up more points than their projected total, while Hamboners fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 6.86-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did ThyRodAndThyStafford get the win, but they also covered the 3.67-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Mike Evans registered 28.2 points, the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

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