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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
ROUGHRIDERS
1-0 170
118.52
 
VS
proj
Tall City Hawgs
124 0-1
116.16

ROUGHRIDERS defy expectations, earn win against Tall City Hawgs in 170-124 rout

ROUGHRIDERS rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 170-124 victory over Tall City Hawgs. Tall City Hawgs pulled out to a 3-point lead on Thursday, but it was all ROUGHRIDERS after that. They were led by Philip Rivers (424 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Emmanuel Sanders (10 Rec, 135 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Michael Thomas (37 points) and Antonio Brown (16) carried the flag for Tall City Hawgs in defeat. ROUGHRIDERS (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against HeadKnockers, while Tall City Hawgs (0-1) will take on Gorillas in Boots in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  ROUGHRIDERS   Tall City Hawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-24 win over the Seahawks, Sanders scored 24 points to more-than-triple his 7.82-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on ROUGHRIDERS this week. In Week 2, Sanders and the Broncos will square off against the Raiders.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

ROUGHRIDERS
Points
% of total points 170
1
Philip Rivers
QB
49
20.33
28.8%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24
7.82
14.1%
3
Rob Gronkowski
TE
21
10.66
12.4%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
20
13.1
11.8%
Tall City Hawgs
Points
% of total points 124
1
Michael Thomas
WR
37
12.1
29.8%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
16
14.78
12.9%
3
Cam Newton
QB
14
21.8
11.3%
4
Luke Kuechly
LB
13
8.92
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, ROUGHRIDERS had a 129.00-97.00 lead. Philip Rivers had a 20-yard touchdown pass for ROUGHRIDERS, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 43-yard touchdown catch. Antonio Brown made the highlight reel for Tall City Hawgs with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 51-yard catch for ROUGHRIDERS, contributing to a 162.00-124.00 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  ROUGHRIDERS   Tall City Hawgs

Game Notes

ROUGHRIDERS won even though only five of their 11 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Tall City Hawgs had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did ROUGHRIDERS win, but they also covered the 2.36-point projected margin of victory.
For Tall City Hawgs, Michael Thomas scored 37 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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