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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Wookies Revenge
1-0 140.02
112.58
 
VS
proj
joseph haas's Team
116.5 0-1
118.99

Wookies Revenge defy projections, earn win over joseph haas's Team in 140.02-116.50 rout

Wookies Revenge brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 140.02-116.50 victory over joseph haas's Team, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Wookies Revenge leapt out to a 67.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Christian McCaffrey and Patrick Mahomes. McCaffrey racked up 209 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 37.9 points, while Mahomes passed for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns (27.32 points). Derrick Henry (84 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 75 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Drew Brees (370 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for joseph haas's Team in defeat. Wookies Revenge (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Pat's Unmatched Team, while joseph haas's Team (0-1) meet Evergreen3 in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Wookies Revenge   joseph haas's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chargers in Week 1, Hilton caught 8 passes for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24.7 points to more-than-double his 10.71-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Wookies Revenge this week. Hilton will square off against the Titans next week.
T.Y. Hilton

Top Player Comparison

Wookies Revenge
Points
% of total points 140.02
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
37.9
18.85
27.1%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.32
23.56
19.5%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
24.7
10.71
17.6%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.17
11.4%
joseph haas's Team
Points
% of total points 116.5
1
Derrick Henry
RB
28.4
12.18
24.4%
2
Drew Brees
QB
21.8
20.31
18.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
17.3
15.81
14.8%
4
Robbie Gould
K
12
8.94
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Wookies Revenge who owned the lead, 95.62-28.40. For Wookies Revenge, Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass. Derrick Henry made the highlight reel for joseph haas's Team with a 75-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had multiple 41-yard passes for joseph haas's Team.

Points By Position

  Wookies Revenge   joseph haas's Team

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Wookies Revenge exceeded their projected point totals.
joseph haas's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
joseph haas's Team can partially blame the loss on the Cleveland Browns defense, who didn't score any points.
Wookies Revenge recorded more points than their projected total, while joseph haas's Team fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 23.52-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Derrick Henry put up 28.4 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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