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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Grapevine Gunslinger
1-0 346.45
308.73
 
VS
proj
Omaha Orangatans
253.85 0-1
264.25

Grapevine Gunslinger top expectations, come back to knock off Omaha Orangatans, 346.45-253.85

Grapevine Gunslinger beat their projected point total, coming from behind to earn a 346.45-253.85 victory over Omaha Orangatans, who fell short of projections. Trailing 253.85-232.85 heading into Monday night, Grapevine Gunslinger roared back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 370 yards and 2 touchdowns for 68.5 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns (41.1 points). Christian McCaffrey (64.4 points) and Cam Newton (36.75) carried the flag for Omaha Orangatans in the loss. Grapevine Gunslinger (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Memphis Showboats, while Omaha Orangatans (0-1) attempt to earn their first win against Round Rock Kitty.

Matchup Timeline

  Grapevine Gunslinger   Omaha Orangatans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stafford (385 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 22 Rush Yds) scored 74.45 points against the Cardinals in Week 1. His scoring output was 64.7% more than his 45.21-point projection. Stafford will face the Chargers next week.
Matthew Stafford

Top Player Comparison

Grapevine Gunslinger
Points
% of total points 346.45
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
74.45
45.21
21.5%
2
Drew Brees
QB
68.5
52.79
19.8%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
41.1
25.07
11.9%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
38.7
31.86
11.2%
Omaha Orangatans
Points
% of total points 253.85
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
64.4
35.19
25.4%
2
Cam Newton
QB
36.75
50.89
14.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
33.3
22.01
13.1%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
20.4
15.96
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Omaha Orangatans, while Calvin Ridley had a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping Omaha Orangatans to a 183.55-84.40 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Omaha Orangatans who emerged with the lead, 253.85-224.85. For Grapevine Gunslinger, Matthew Stafford had a 47-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass. Keenan Allen had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Omaha Orangatans, while Tyler Lockett had a 44-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Drew Brees had multiple 41-yard passes for Grapevine Gunslinger on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Grapevine Gunslinger   Omaha Orangatans

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Grapevine Gunslinger scored higher than their projected point totals.
Omaha Orangatans had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Grapevine Gunslinger scored more points than their projected total, while Omaha Orangatans fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 92.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Grapevine Gunslinger win, but they also easily covered the 44.48-point projected margin of victory.
For Omaha Orangatans, Christian McCaffrey put up 64.4 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Grapevine Gunslinger
We do respect the confidence this past week, Grapevine Gunslinger. Deploying a starter with zero points (Antonio Brown), while still getting the win... that's borderline arrogant. We just ask you to please keep that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Do it when the playoffs roll around, and we'll be finished.
Omaha Orangatans
Well, we certainly can't whine about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 26 times in Week 1. Chemistry could be an issue, as that group tallied just 16 catches.