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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Laying the Smackdown
1-0 172.13
161.77
 
VS
proj
TechN9ne
128.65 0-1
148.69

TechN9ne fall to Laying the Smackdown in 172.13-128.65 rout

TechN9ne fell short of their projected point total, as Laying the Smackdown cruised to a 172.13-128.65 victory. TechN9ne nabbed a 15.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Laying the Smackdown after that. They were led by John Ross III (30.53 points) and Drew Brees (28.5). Tom Brady (341 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Robert Woods (16 Rush Yds, 70 Rec Yds) led the charge for TechN9ne in the loss. Laying the Smackdown (1-0) will look to build on their success against Tampa Bay Hitmen, while TechN9ne (0-1) will face Get Schwifty in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Laying the Smackdown   TechN9ne

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ross III (7 Rec, 158 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 30.53 points against the Seahawks in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 8.63-point projection. Ross III will face the 49ers next week.
John Ross III

Top Player Comparison

Laying the Smackdown
Points
% of total points 172.13
1
John Ross III
WR
30.53
8.63
17.7%
2
Drew Brees
QB
28.5
26.02
16.6%
3
David Johnson
RB
23.87
18.1
13.9%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
21.53
9.61
12.5%
TechN9ne
Points
% of total points 128.65
1
Tom Brady
QB
34.05
26.52
26.5%
2
Robert Woods
WR
15.27
12.91
11.9%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
12.8
12.64
9.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
11
10.25
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
John Ross III had a 55-yard touchdown catch and a 33-yard touchdown catch for Laying the Smackdown, while Larry Fitzgerald had a 45-yard catch and a 41-yard catch, helping Laying the Smackdown to a 135.13-94.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for TechN9ne, who trailed 135.13-128.65 after Sunday Night Football.
Monday
Drew Brees had multiple 41-yard passes for Laying the Smackdown during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Laying the Smackdown   TechN9ne

Game Notes

Laying the Smackdown got the W even though only five of their 14 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
TechN9ne had only six of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
TechN9ne can partially blame the loss on Geronimo Allison, who didn't score any points.
Laying the Smackdown put up more points than their projected total, while TechN9ne fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 43.48-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Laying the Smackdown earn the W, but they also easily covered the 13.08-point predicted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tom Brady (34.05 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Laying the Smackdown
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. We not only doubled up TechN9ne at WR (74.19 points to 36.2), we also tripled them at RB (34.84 to 11.4).
TechN9ne
Well, we certainly can't complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) combined to see a hearty 32 targets in Week 1. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group hauled in just 19 balls.