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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
BGMoney II
1-0 75.24
112.27
 
VS
proj
Rabid Otters
72.42 0-1
115.24

Offensively challenged BGMoney II come back to knock off Rabid Otters in 75.24-72.42 battle

While they posted only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week, BGMoney II staged a comeback to earn a 75.24-72.42 victory over Rabid Otters. Despite trailing 72.42-68.64 heading into Monday night, BGMoney II made a run behind Phillip Lindsay (43 Rush Yds, 23 Rec Yds). Greg Zuerlein (15 points) and Saquon Barkley (14.9) did their part for Rabid Otters in defeat. BGMoney II (1-0) will look to build on their success against Wizards, while Rabid Otters (0-1) will try to get some positive momentum against Boom Town.

Matchup Timeline

  BGMoney II   Rabid Otters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 33-3 win over the Steelers, Gostkowski scored 16 points to beat his 9.19-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on BGMoney II this week. In Week 2, Gostkowski and the Patriots will square off against the Dolphins.
Stephen Gostkowski

Top Player Comparison

BGMoney II
Points
% of total points 75.24
1
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
20.84
18.66
27.7%
2
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.19
21.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
10.3
11.37
13.7%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
8.8
10.86
11.7%
Rabid Otters
Points
% of total points 72.42
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
9.83
20.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
14.9
18.16
20.6%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
12.2
8.14
16.8%
4
Robert Woods
WR
8.6
10.04
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Rabid Otters had a 46.14-31.80 lead. Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for BGMoney II, while Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for Rabid Otters with a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Saquon Barkley had a 59-yard run for Rabid Otters, helping the team to a 72.42-52.64 lead.

Points By Position

  BGMoney II   Rabid Otters

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on BGMoney II scored more than their projected point totals.
Rabid Otters had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 2.82-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Greg Zuerlein (15 points) posted the fourth-best score for a K this week.

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