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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
DITKA
1-0 123.46
103.02
 
VS
proj
Randy Ableman
77.46 0-1
104.31

DITKA knock off Randy Ableman in 123.46-77.46 rout

DITKA stepped up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 123.46-77.46 victory over Randy Ableman, who fell short of projections. Randy Ableman pulled out to a 0.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all DITKA after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson (324 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (128 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 81 Rec Yds). T.Y. Hilton (8 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Alvin Kamara (97 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) led the charge for Randy Ableman in the loss. DITKA (1-0) will look to earn another W against Sesquipedantic Squad, while Randy Ableman (0-1) will try to earn their first victory against Voodoo Mama Juju.

Matchup Timeline

  DITKA   Randy Ableman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mack ran for 174 yards and a touchdown as the Colts lost to the Chargers 30-24. In doing so, he put up 25.4 points to more-than-double his 10.77-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on DITKA this week. Mack will face the Titans next week.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

DITKA
Points
% of total points 123.46
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
33.56
20.71
27.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.9
16.1
26.6%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
25.4
10.77
20.6%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.19
13%
Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 77.46
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.7
8.58
26.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.9
17.81
21.8%
3
Robbie Gould
K
12
8.94
15.5%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
10.2
10.11
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had an 83-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard touchdown pass for DITKA, contributing to an 81.36-10.86 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run for DITKA, contributing to a 107.46-56.56 lead for the team.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Randy Ableman.

Points By Position

  DITKA   Randy Ableman

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on DITKA scored higher than their projected point totals.
Randy Ableman had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, and Marlon Mack all scored more points than T.Y. Hilton, the leading scorer for Randy Ableman.
DITKA recorded more points than their projected total, while Randy Ableman fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
For Randy Ableman, T.Y. Hilton recorded 20.7 points, the third-best score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

DITKA
The key to success in football is spotting (and exploiting) the mismatches. Thanks to a thrilling display by Lamar Jackson, we thoroughly outplayed Randy Ableman at the quarterback position this past week (33.56 points to 6.36). Jackson went 17-for-20 for 324 yards and five TDs in a 59-10 victory over the Dolphins.
Randy Ableman
Unless Randy Ableman wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many opportunities" isn't really a valid excuse this time around. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) combined to receive a hearty 27 targets in Week 1. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group hauled in just 16 catches.