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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Flying Wedgies
1-0 143.9
158.44
 
VS
proj
CHIEFS
131.64 0-1
141.15

The Flying Wedgies come back to top CHIEFS, 143.90-131.64

The Flying Wedgies earned a come-from-behind win over CHIEFS, staging a comeback for a 143.90-131.64 victory. The Flying Wedgies trailed 115.54-91.10 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Drew Brees (370 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Russell Wilson (32.64 points) and T.Y. Hilton (28.7) were the leaders for CHIEFS in the loss. The Flying Wedgies (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Contact, while CHIEFS (0-1) meet The Rockylobos in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  The Flying Wedgies   CHIEFS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Bengals in Week 1, Carson racked up 81 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.6 points to scored 27.7% higher than his 24.75-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Flying Wedgies this week. In Week 2, Carson and the Seahawks will battle the Steelers.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

The Flying Wedgies
Points
% of total points 143.9
1
Drew Brees
QB
52.8
47.19
36.7%
2
Chris Carson
RB
31.6
24.75
22%
3
Devin Singletary
RB
16.8
14.32
11.7%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
14.3
14.48
9.9%
CHIEFS
Points
% of total points 131.64
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.64
42.99
24.8%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
28.7
12.83
21.8%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
16.1
19.08
12.2%
4
Julio Jones
WR
15.1
19.16
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for CHIEFS, contributing to a 106.64-77.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Drew Brees had a couple of 41-yard passes for The Flying Wedgies during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Flying Wedgies   CHIEFS

Game Notes

The Flying Wedgies won even though only three of their eight starters exceeded their projected scores.
CHIEFS had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 12.26-point margin was the sixth-largest in the league this week.
The Flying Wedgies managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 17.29-point projected margin of victory.

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