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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Michael Scott
1-0 129.83
150.33
 
VS
proj
WebbahsAreWinnahs
119.6 0-1
146.75

Back-and-forth battle ends with Michael Scott coming back to defeat WebbahsAreWinnahs, 129.83-119.60

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Michael Scott earned a come-from-behind win over WebbahsAreWinnahs, coming back for a 129.83-119.60 victory. Trailing 119.60-105.93 heading into Monday night, Michael Scott roared back behind Alvin Kamara (23.9 points). Christian McCaffrey (40.9 points) and Jared Goff (16.4) carried the flag for WebbahsAreWinnahs in defeat. Michael Scott (1-0) will look to build on their success against Brian McDougall, while WebbahsAreWinnahs (0-1) will match up against Tyler's Tip-Top Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Michael Scott   WebbahsAreWinnahs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Butker scored 19 points in a 40-26 win over the Jaguars to more-than-double his 8.99-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Michael Scott this week. Butker will go up against the Raiders next week.
Harrison Butker

Top Player Comparison

Michael Scott
Points
% of total points 129.83
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.9
22.48
18.4%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
21.6
16.16
16.6%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.33
29.41
14.9%
4
Harrison Butker
K
19
8.99
14.6%
WebbahsAreWinnahs
Points
% of total points 119.6
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
40.9
21.04
34.2%
2
Jared Goff
QB
16.4
30.51
13.7%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.8
18.6
11.5%
4
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
12
9.47
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for Michael Scott, contributing to a 31.83-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for WebbahsAreWinnahs, contributing to a 90.80-84.33 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Michael Scott, helping the team to a 105.93-105.80 lead.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Michael Scott on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Michael Scott   WebbahsAreWinnahs

Game Notes

Michael Scott got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
WebbahsAreWinnahs had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 10.23-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Michael Scott get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.58-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Christian McCaffrey put up 40.9 points, the top overall score in the league this week.

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