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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
brandon's Team
1-0 407.98
406.07
 
VS
proj
Elliott's Team
331.26 0-1
409.44

Offensively challenged brandon's Team come back to defeat Elliott's Team, 407.98-331.26

While they ranked only 10th in the league in points scored for the week, brandon's Team staged an impressive comeback to earn a 407.98-331.26 victory over Elliott's Team. Trailing 331.26-295.15 heading into Monday night, brandon's Team roared back behind Michael Thomas (10 Rec, 123 Rec Yds) and Josh Jacobs (85 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 28 Rec Yds). Patrick Mahomes (378 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cam Newton (239 Pass Yds) led the way for Elliott's Team in defeat. brandon's Team (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Truth's Team, while Elliott's Team (0-1) will try to right the ship against Ditka vs. God.

Matchup Timeline

  brandon's Team   Elliott's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chargers in Week 1, Hilton caught 8 passes for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 53.4 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on brandon's Team this week. In Week 2, Hilton and the Colts will face the Titans.
T.Y. Hilton

Top Player Comparison

brandon's Team
Points
% of total points 407.98
1
Josh Allen
QB
59.68
48.14
14.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
54.6
42.54
13.4%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
54.23
36.11
13.3%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
53.4
27.85
13.1%
Elliott's Team
Points
% of total points 331.26
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
63.45
58.23
19.2%
2
Cam Newton
QB
41.68
54.66
12.6%
3
Tarik Cohen
RB
41
35.05
12.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
33.6
41.48
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Elliott's Team who took the lead, 209.33-98.93. For brandon's Team, Josh Allen had a 38-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Elliott's Team with a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
James Washington had a 45-yard catch for brandon's Team, who trailed 331.26-295.15 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  brandon's Team   Elliott's Team

Game Notes

Only eight of the 19 starting players on brandon's Team scored higher than their point projections.
Elliott's Team had only five of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Elliott's Team even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
brandon's Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Elliott's Team fell short of their projection.
brandon's Team ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Elliott's Team ranked 12th.
The matchup's 76.72-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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