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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cyclones
1-0 136.52
100.69
 
VS
proj
Ember Island Players
74.25 0-1
104.03

Cyclones defy projections, earn win against Ember Island Players in 136.52-74.25 rout

Cyclones showed up, rolling to a 136.52-74.25 victory over Ember Island Players, who fell short of projections. Cyclones pulled out to a 10.50-point lead on Thursday behind Jimmy Graham and never let go of it. Larry Fitzgerald (21.3 points) and Michael Thomas (17.3) carried the flag for Ember Island Players in defeat. Cyclones (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Tecmo Allstars, while Ember Island Players (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against TD's N' Beer.

Matchup Timeline

  Cyclones   Ember Island Players

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Seahawks in Week 1, Ross III caught 7 passes for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.3 points to more-than-triple his 8.75-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Cyclones this week. Next week, Ross III will square off against the 49ers.
John Ross III

Top Player Comparison

Cyclones
Points
% of total points 136.52
1
John Ross III
WR
31.3
8.75
22.9%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.22
21.14
22.1%
3
David Johnson
RB
22.7
17.11
16.6%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
18
8.49
13.2%
Ember Island Players
Points
% of total points 74.25
1
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
21.3
8.97
28.7%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
17.3
15.82
23.3%
3
Baker Mayfield
QB
10.15
20.65
13.7%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
8.6
11.89
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Cyclones owned an 85.50-34.65 lead. John Ross III had a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Cyclones, while David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Larry Fitzgerald made the highlight reel for Ember Island Players with a 45-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.
Monday
Deshaun Watson linked up with Will Fuller V for a 54-yard pass for Cyclones. Watson also lit up the scoreboard with a 37-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown run during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for Cyclones.

Points By Position

  Cyclones   Ember Island Players

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Cyclones scored higher than their projected point totals.
Ember Island Players had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Cyclones had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Ember Island Players.
Cyclones scored more points than their projected total, while Ember Island Players failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 62.27-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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