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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
FREAKS
1-0 112
118.35
 
VS
proj
The Horde
98 0-1
112.37

Offensively challenged FREAKS come back to defeat The Horde, 112-98

While they posted only the eighth-highest point total in the league for the week, FREAKS came back for a 112-98 victory over The Horde. FREAKS trailed 98-95 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Michael Thomas, who caught 10 passes for 123 yards for 13 points, and Ka'imi Fairbairn, who didn't attempt any field goals (4 points). Dalvin Cook (24 points) and T.Y. Hilton (20) carried the flag for The Horde in the loss. FREAKS (1-0) will look to add to their success against SNOW WHITE TRASH, while The Horde (0-1) take on Painster in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  FREAKS   The Horde

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 30 points to more-than-triple his 9.87-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on FREAKS this week. In Week 2, Mack and the Colts will play the Titans.
Marlon Mack

Top Player Comparison

FREAKS
Points
% of total points 112
1
Marlon Mack
RB
30
9.87
26.8%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
18
9.89
16.1%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
17
12.62
15.2%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
13
12.65
11.6%
The Horde
Points
% of total points 98
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24
14.42
24.5%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20
8.81
20.4%
3
David Johnson
RB
19
13.55
19.4%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
9
6.84
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch for FREAKS, while Nick Foles had a 35-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 47-46 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was FREAKS who owned the lead, 95-91. Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run for FREAKS, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch. David Johnson made the highlight reel for The Horde with a 27-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  FREAKS   The Horde

Game Notes

Only four of the 10 starters on FREAKS exceeded their scoring projections.
The Horde had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The Horde ranked 9th in the league in points scored this week, while FREAKS ranked 8th.
The matchup's 14-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did FREAKS win, but they also easily covered the 5.98-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Dalvin Cook scored 24 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

FREAKS
Assembling a lineup that tallied 112 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. We should maintain this momentum as we move on to what's sure to be a particularly tough Week 2 matchup.
The Horde
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Cam Newton against the Rams this week. Zero wins and one loss for The Horde on the 2019 season. I'm usually pretty old-fashioned when it comes to all these fancy numbers and stuff... but the internal analytics folks keep hitting me up, saying that this is the kind of "correlation" we should try to be avoiding.