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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Give Me The Goods
1-0 135.32
134.81
 
VS
proj
Mile High Manning
120.94 0-1
112.72

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Mile High Manning fall to Give Me The Goods, 135.32-120.94

Impeded by a goose egg from the Denver Broncos defense, Mile High Manning were unable to overcome Give Me The Goods, which secured a 135.32-120.94 win. Give Me The Goods grabbed a 34.86-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 50.56 points from Lamar Jackson (324 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Harrison Butker (4-4 FG, 46 long, 4-4 XP) and never looked back. Austin Ekeler (33.4 points) and Tom Brady (25.64) did their part for Mile High Manning in the loss. Give Me The Goods (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Clone Club, while Mile High Manning (0-1) will take on Cleveland Steamers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Give Me The Goods   Mile High Manning

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Butker made all 4 of his FG attempts as the Chiefs beat the Jaguars 40-26. In doing so, he put up 17 points to nearly double his 9.11-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Give Me The Goods this week. In Week 2, Butker and the Chiefs will face the Raiders.
Harrison Butker

Top Player Comparison

Give Me The Goods
Points
% of total points 135.32
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
33.56
20.71
24.8%
2
David Johnson
RB
19.7
14.71
14.6%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
18.3
10.57
13.5%
4
Harrison Butker
K
17
9.11
12.6%
Mile High Manning
Points
% of total points 120.94
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.4
12.32
27.6%
2
Tom Brady
QB
25.64
20.88
21.2%
3
Delanie Walker
TE
17.5
6.43
14.5%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
13.3
9.64
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had an 83-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard touchdown pass for Give Me The Goods, contributing to a 70.96-36.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Give Me The Goods became the proud owner of a 135.32-75.40 lead. David Johnson had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Give Me The Goods, while Keenan Allen had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Austin Ekeler made the highlight reel for Mile High Manning with a 55-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady found Josh Gordon for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Mile High Manning. Brady also lit up the scoreboard with a 58-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass, while Gordon added a 44-yard catch during the primetime game, after which Mile High Manning trailed 135.32-114.34.

Points By Position

  Give Me The Goods   Mile High Manning

Game Notes

Give Me The Goods had five of their 10 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Mile High Manning had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Mile High Manning can partially blame the loss on the Denver Broncos defense, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 14.38-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Give Me The Goods. They won, but failed to cover the 22.09-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Austin Ekeler (33.4 points) registered the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Give Me The Goods
Props to you, Give Me The Goods. Good work fielding a lineup that won by over 14 points this past week. We should keep this momentum going as we roll into what should be a favorable matchup in Week 2.
Mile High Manning
Fortunately, Mile High Manning, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Choosing to start the Denver Broncos defense in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time.