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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
staf.gu's Team
1-0 82.14
95.92
 
VS
proj
samurai champloo
76.34 0-1
98

staf.gu's Team fall short of projections, find way to beat samurai champloo, 82.14-76.34

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, falling short of projections, but staf.gu's Team did enough to knock off samurai champloo. Predicted to lose by a score of 98.00-95.92, staf.gu's Team emerged victorious with an 82.14-76.34 victory over samurai champloo. samurai champloo grabbed a 10.20-point lead on Thursday, but staf.gu's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan, who passed for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 24 yards for 20.56 points, and David Johnson, who racked up 137 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (19.7 points). Alvin Kamara (16.9 points) and Russell Wilson (16.64) did everything they could for samurai champloo in the loss. staf.gu's Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against vampeta, while samurai champloo (0-1) will try to right the ship against Poxle Team.

Matchup Timeline

  staf.gu's Team   samurai champloo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 16 points, surrendering 223 yards, and forcing a fumble against the Jets, the Bills defense put up 10 points this week. They scored 47.1% more than their 6.8-point projection in the 17-16 win. The Bills defense will face the Giants next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

staf.gu's Team
Points
% of total points 82.14
1
Matt Ryan
QB
20.56
18.91
25%
2
David Johnson
RB
19.7
14.71
24%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
10.38
9.76
12.6%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
10
6.8
12.2%
samurai champloo
Points
% of total points 76.34
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.9
17.81
22.1%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
16.64
20.44
21.8%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
16.6
10.76
21.7%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
10.2
8.2
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass for staf.gu's Team to contribute to a 34.46-19.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was staf.gu's Team who grabbed the lead, 59.56-59.44. For staf.gu's Team, David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for samurai champloo, while Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for samurai champloo.

Points By Position

  staf.gu's Team   samurai champloo

Game Notes

staf.gu's Team emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
samurai champloo had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as staf.gu's Team had one starter score zero points, while samurai champloo had two.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
staf.gu's Team ranked 10th in the league in points scored this week, while samurai champloo ranked 13th.
The matchup's 5.8-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.

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