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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Money Bagz Caslin
1-0 151.72
116.57
 
VS
proj
Darnold Town Road
96.7 0-1
118.26

Money Bagz Caslin outperform projections, earn win over Darnold Town Road in 151.72-96.70 rout

Money Bagz Caslin stepped up, rolling to a 151.72-96.70 victory over Darnold Town Road, who fell short of projections. Darnold Town Road nabbed a 26.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Le'Veon Bell, who racked up 92 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass for 20.2 points, and Baker Mayfield, who passed for 285 yards and a touchdown (12.4 points). But it was all Money Bagz Caslin after that. They were led by Austin Ekeler, who racked up 154 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 36.4 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns (25.64 points). Money Bagz Caslin improve to 1-0 on the season, while Darnold Town Road fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Money Bagz Caslin   Darnold Town Road

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hockenson (6 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.1 points in a 27-27 tie with the Cardinals in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 5.82-point projection. Hockenson will face the Chargers next week.
T.J. Hockenson

Top Player Comparison

Money Bagz Caslin
Points
% of total points 151.72
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
36.4
14.2
24%
2
Tom Brady
QB
25.64
20.88
16.9%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
22.1
5.82
14.6%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
13.38
12.93
8.8%
Darnold Town Road
Points
% of total points 96.7
1
David Johnson
RB
22.7
17.05
23.5%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
20.2
16.33
20.9%
3
Stephen Gostkowski
K
16
9.19
16.5%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
12.4
20.94
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Money Bagz Caslin emerged with a 94.60-80.70 lead. Austin Ekeler had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Money Bagz Caslin, while T.J. Hockenson had a 23-yard touchdown catch. David Johnson made the highlight reel for Darnold Town Road with a 27-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Money Bagz Caslin, while James Washington had a 45-yard catch, helping Money Bagz Caslin to a 151.72-96.70 lead.

Points By Position

  Money Bagz Caslin   Darnold Town Road

Game Notes

Money Bagz Caslin had seven of their 10 starting players exceed their projected points.
Darnold Town Road had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Darnold Town Road can partially blame the loss on Kyle Rudolph, who didn't score any points.
Money Bagz Caslin recorded more points than their projected total, while Darnold Town Road failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55.02-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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