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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Slim Pickens
1-0 179.58
121.41
 
VS
proj
The Blue Wave 🌊
98.14 0-1
111.11

Slim Pickens knock off The Blue Wave 🌊 in 179.58-98.14 rout

Slim Pickens rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 179.58-98.14 victory over The Blue Wave 🌊, who fell short of projections. The Blue Wave 🌊 got out to a 4.90-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Slim Pickens after that. They were led by Dak Prescott (405 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds) and Christian McCaffrey (128 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 81 Rec Yds). The Baltimore Ravens defense (21 points) and Alshon Jeffery (17.1) were the leaders for The Blue Wave 🌊 in defeat. Slim Pickens (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Firestorm, while The Blue Wave 🌊 (0-1) will face off against Cavemen in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Slim Pickens   The Blue Wave 🌊

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prescott more-than-doubled his 22.78-point projection with 53.4 points against the Giants in Week 1. He passed for 405 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards in the 35-17 win. Prescott will face the Redskins next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

Slim Pickens
Points
% of total points 179.58
1
Dak Prescott
QB
53.4
22.78
29.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
34.9
16.1
19.4%
3
Chris Carson
RB
18.1
13.76
10.1%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.9
17.81
9.4%
The Blue Wave 🌊
Points
% of total points 98.14
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
21
16.78
21.4%
2
Alshon Jeffery
WR
17.1
8.61
17.4%
3
Harrison Butker
K
17
9.11
17.3%
4
Jared Goff
QB
11.44
23.56
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Slim Pickens to contribute to a 137.30-91.54 lead for the team.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Slim Pickens, while Wil Lutz had a 58-yard field goal on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for Slim Pickens.

Points By Position

  Slim Pickens   The Blue Wave 🌊

Game Notes

Seven of the nine starting players on Slim Pickens exceeded their projected point totals.
The Blue Wave 🌊 had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Slim Pickens recorded more points than their projected total, while The Blue Wave 🌊 fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 81.44-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Slim Pickens get the win, but they also easily covered the 10.3-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Baltimore Ravens defense recorded 21 points, the second-highest score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Slim Pickens
You know, the key to football is spotting (and then exploiting) the mismatches. Not only did we quadruple The Blue Wave 🌊 at RB (69.9 points to 17.1), we also royally dominated them at QB (53.4 to 11.44).
The Blue Wave 🌊
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 2, right? The six offensive position starters (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) on The Blue Wave 🌊 collectively put up 307 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 1. The skill players on Slim Pickens filled the statsheet by logging 701 yards and five scores.