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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Brewmasters
1-0 165.6
149.73
 
VS
proj
Doughboys
160.1 0-1
152.08

Brewmasters knock off Doughboys, 165.6-160.1

Brewmasters showed up and exceeded their projected point total, earning a 165.6-160.1 victory over Doughboys. Doughboys took a 9.0-point lead on Thursday, but Brewmasters held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who ran for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26 points, and Matt Ryan, who passed for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 24 yards (25.6 points). Patrick Mahomes (378 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Alvin Kamara (97 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) led the charge for Doughboys in the loss. Brewmasters (1-0) will look to build on their success against WarEagle, while Doughboys (0-1) try to get back on track against War Pony.

Matchup Timeline

  Brewmasters   Doughboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Jets in Week 1, Brown scored 25.3 points to more-than-double his 10.53-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Brewmasters this week. In Week 2, Brown and the Bills will play the Giants.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Brewmasters
Points
% of total points 165.6
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
18.51
15.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
25.6
24.91
15.5%
3
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
25.3
11.2
15.3%
4
John Brown
WR
25.3
10.53
15.3%
Doughboys
Points
% of total points 160.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.1
30.69
23.2%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.9
23.39
14.9%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
16.7
10.23
10.4%
4
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.37
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Brewmasters owned a 113.3-110.6 lead. Matt Ryan had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Brewmasters, while John Brown had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass for Doughboys, while Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Larry Fitzgerald had a 45-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Brewmasters, while Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal to contribute to a 165.6-110.6 lead for Brewmasters.
Monday
Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for Doughboys, while Wil Lutz had a 58-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Brewmasters   Doughboys

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 11) of the starters on Brewmasters exceeded their projected point totals.
Despite seven of their 11 starters scoring above their points projection, Doughboys lost.
Brewmasters won despite starting the Denver Broncos defense, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.5-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes registered 37.1 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

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