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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Da Purps
1-0 125.8
120.71
 
VS
proj
Evergreen3
85.64 0-1
118.18

Evergreen3 come up short of expectations, lose to Da Purps in 125.80-85.64 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Evergreen3 dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Da Purps rolled to a 125.80-85.64 victory. Da Purps grabbed a 2.80-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Jones (4.4 points) and Mason Crosby (4) and never let it go. Amari Cooper (19.6 points) and Russell Wilson (16.64) carried the flag for Evergreen3 in the loss. Da Purps (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Ace's Amazing Team, while Evergreen3 (0-1) will face joseph haas's Team in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Da Purps   Evergreen3

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cowboys in Week 1, Engram scored 23.1 points to more-than-double his 10.25-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Da Purps this week. Next week, Engram will play the Bills.
Evan Engram

Top Player Comparison

Da Purps
Points
% of total points 125.8
1
Carson Wentz
QB
25.02
19.73
19.9%
2
Evan Engram
TE
23.1
10.25
18.4%
3
Mark Ingram II
RB
22.7
13.19
18%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.4
20.61
16.2%
Evergreen3
Points
% of total points 85.64
1
Amari Cooper
WR
19.6
13.56
22.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
16.64
20.43
19.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
12.1
15.9
14.1%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
9.65
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard touchdown pass for Da Purps, while Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run, helping Da Purps to a 65.12-32.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Evergreen3, while Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for the team, who trailed 92.02-80.24 after the late round of games.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Da Purps on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Da Purps   Evergreen3

Game Notes

Da Purps had five of their nine starters exceed their projected points.
Evergreen3 had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Da Purps had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Evergreen3.
Da Purps put up more points than their projected total, while Evergreen3 fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 40.16-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Da Purps get the win, but they also covered the 2.53-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Amari Cooper put up 19.6 points, the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.

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