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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
animal's Team
1-0 2,288.5
1,890.93
 
VS
proj
Jude's Dandy Team
1,984 0-1
1,923.02

animal's Team defeat Jude's Dandy Team, 2,288.5-1,984.0

animal's Team beat expectations, earning a 2,288.5-1,984.0 victory over Jude's Dandy Team. animal's Team took an early 62.5-point lead on Thursday. Jude's Dandy Team came back to take the lead during the early games on Sunday, powered by Baker Mayfield (359 points) and Derrick Henry (252). Not to be deterred, animal's Team made a run later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (748 points) and Keenan Allen (243) put them back on top for good. animal's Team (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Sandusky Bay H-Dogs, while Jude's Dandy Team (0-1) match up against PimpinAintBrees-y in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  animal's Team   Jude's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Greene scored 7.5 points against the Bears in Week 1 to more-than-quadruple his 1.57-point projection. He made 6 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on animal's Team this week. Next week, Greene will square off against the Vikings.
Raven Greene

Top Player Comparison

animal's Team
Points
% of total points 2,288.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
748
355.46
32.7%
2
Cam Newton
QB
316
361.22
13.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
262
139.04
11.4%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
243
101.86
10.6%
Jude's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 1,984
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
359
401.3
18.1%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
271
416.35
13.7%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
264
100.99
13.3%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
252
108.47
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Jude's Dandy Team, while Derrick Henry had a 75-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 988.0-882.5 lead for Jude's Dandy Team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, after which animal's Team became the proud owner of a 1,971.5-1,772.0 lead. Kyler Murray had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for animal's Team, while Keenan Allen had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Jude's Dandy Team with a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.
Monday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Monday night. For animal's Team, Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for Jude's Dandy Team with a 58-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  animal's Team   Jude's Dandy Team

Game Notes

animal's Team won even though only six of their 14 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Jude's Dandy Team lost despite seven of their 14 starters scoring above their points projection.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 304.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

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