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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Ghetto Blasters
1-0 99.32
112.12
 
VS
proj
The NoBell Prize
92.02 0-1
102.65

The Ghetto Blasters come up short of projections, find way to defeat The NoBell Prize, 99.32-92.02

Both teams fell short of expectations, but The Ghetto Blasters did enough to take down The NoBell Prize. Predicted to triumph by a score of 112.12-102.65, The Ghetto Blasters emerged victorious with a 99.32-92.02 victory over The NoBell Prize. The Ghetto Blasters earned an early 0.2-point lead on Thursday. The NoBell Prize came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Tyreek Hill (35.3 points) and Russell Wilson (22.42). Not to be deterred, The Ghetto Blasters got it going later that night, as Davante Adams (14.8 points) put them back in the lead once and for all. The Ghetto Blasters (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Btad, while The NoBell Prize (0-1) take on Kool Kids Klub in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Ghetto Blasters   The NoBell Prize

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-24 win over the Seahawks, Sanders scored 19.5 points to more-than-double his 7.88-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Ghetto Blasters this week. Next week, Sanders will square off against the Raiders.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

The Ghetto Blasters
Points
% of total points 99.32
1
Jay Ajayi
RB
20.2
13.24
20.3%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19.5
7.88
19.6%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.8
12.32
14.9%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
10.6
8.96
10.7%
The NoBell Prize
Points
% of total points 92.02
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
35.3
10.57
38.4%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
22.42
18.76
24.4%
3
Marshawn Lynch
RB
10.9
11.05
11.8%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
10.5
8.83
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, The NoBell Prize became the proud owner of a 77.82-70.3 lead. For The Ghetto Blasters, Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for The NoBell Prize, while Tyreek Hill had a 58-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for The Ghetto Blasters, contributing to a 85.10-79.32 lead for the team.
Monday
Derek Carr had a 45-yard pass for The Ghetto Blasters on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Ghetto Blasters   The NoBell Prize

Game Notes

The Ghetto Blasters had five of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
The NoBell Prize had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for The NoBell Prize (Tyreek Hill and Russell Wilson) scored more points than Jay Ajayi, the leading scorer for The Ghetto Blasters.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 7.3-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
The Ghetto Blasters managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 9.47-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Tyreek Hill scored 35.3 points, the league's top overall score this week.

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