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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
TheGoat50
1-0 123.84
168.44
 
VS
proj
Boomkanani ◇
122.1 0-1
167.43

TheGoat50 manage to beat Boomkanani ◇ in 123.84-122.10 battle

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but TheGoat50 did enough to beat Boomkanani ◇, squeaking by for a 123.84-122.10 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as TheGoat50 led 123.84-91.00 heading into Monday night. Boomkanani ◇ came roaring back behind DeAndre Hopkins (31.1 points). Dalvin Cook (111 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (27 Pts Allowed, 343 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) did the heavy lifting for TheGoat50 in the victory. TheGoat50 (1-0) will look to get another win against Devang's Dandy Team, while Boomkanani ◇ (0-1) will face off against Poppin yo cheeks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  TheGoat50   Boomkanani ◇

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Falcons in Week 1, Cook ran for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 26 points to scored 40.5% higher than his 18.51-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on TheGoat50 this week. Next week, Cook will go up against the Packers.
Dalvin Cook

Top Player Comparison

TheGoat50
Points
% of total points 123.84
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
18.51
21%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17.9
23.47
14.5%
3
Robert Woods
WR
16.6
15.3
13.4%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
14.3
14.53
11.5%
Boomkanani ◇
Points
% of total points 122.1
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
31.1
19.52
25.5%
2
Damien Williams
RB
18.5
15.81
15.2%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
14
9.46
11.5%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13.3
26.22
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal for Boomkanani ◇, who trailed 96.54-46.40 after the early action.

Points By Position

  TheGoat50   Boomkanani ◇

Game Notes

TheGoat50 won even though only two of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Boomkanani ◇ had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Boomkanani ◇ ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while TheGoat50 ranked 6th.
The matchup's 1.74-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did TheGoat50 earn the win, but they also covered the 1.01-point forecasted margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, DeAndre Hopkins recorded 31.1 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.

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