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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Caz
1-0 161
114.15
 
VS
proj
william l's Team
86 0-1
123.6

Caz outperform predictions, knock off william l's Team in 161-86 rout

Caz brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 161-86 victory over william l's Team, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Caz earned a 49-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Patrick Mahomes and Mark Ingram II. Mahomes passed for 378 yards and 3 touchdowns for 33 points, while Ingram II ran for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns (22 points). T.Y. Hilton (8 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Alvin Kamara (97 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) did everything they could for william l's Team in the loss. Caz (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against The Real McKoy, while william l's Team (0-1) match up against EastRock in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Caz   william l's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 32 points, Ekeler more-than-tripled his 10.55-point projection as the Chargers beat the Colts 30-24. He racked up 154 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Caz this week. Ekeler will go up against the Lions in Week 2.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Caz
Points
% of total points 161
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33
27.13
20.5%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
32
10.55
19.9%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
22
8.91
13.7%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
22
10.29
13.7%
william l's Team
Points
% of total points 86
1
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20
8.07
23.3%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16
16.94
18.6%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
9.64
17.4%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
11
23.76
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which Caz boasted a 78-29 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for Caz, while Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run. Greg Zuerlein made the highlight reel for william l's Team with a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Austin Ekeler had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Caz, contributing to a 123-70 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 44-yard catch for Caz to contribute to a 136-70 lead for the team.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for william l's Team.

Points By Position

  Caz   william l's Team

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Caz exceeded their projected point totals.
william l's Team had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Caz had four players score more points than the leading scorer for william l's Team.
Caz put up more points than their projected total, while william l's Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 75-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, T.Y. Hilton (20 points) registered the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

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