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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Nightmares
1-0 175.6
145.42
 
VS
proj
The Xtreme
162.8 0-1
155.54

Nightmares defy expectations, come back to knock off The Xtreme, 175.6-162.8

Nightmares outperformed their projected point total, coming from behind for a 175.6-162.8 victory over The Xtreme. Despite trailing 109.4-108.8 heading into Monday night, Nightmares roared back behind Drew Brees, who passed for 370 yards and 2 touchdowns for 28.5 points, and Josh Jacobs, who racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (24.3 points). Alvin Kamara (97 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for The Xtreme in the loss. Nightmares (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Enforcers, while The Xtreme (0-1) try to right the ship against Vandals.

Matchup Timeline

  Nightmares   The Xtreme

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.53 points, Brown more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 25.3 points as the Bills beat the Jets 17-16. He caught 7 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nightmares this week. Next week, Brown will go up against the Giants.
John Brown

Top Player Comparison

Nightmares
Points
% of total points 175.6
1
Drew Brees
QB
28.5
26.89
16.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
18.51
14.8%
3
John Brown
WR
25.3
10.53
14.4%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
24.3
13.07
13.8%
The Xtreme
Points
% of total points 162.8
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
23.9
23.39
14.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
22.6
16.35
13.9%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
22.6
26.37
13.9%
4
Tyrell Williams
WR
22.5
11.25
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Nightmares had a 92.8-39.2 lead. Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for Nightmares, while John Brown had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for The Xtreme with a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for The Xtreme, while Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass to contribute to a 109.4-108.8 lead for The Xtreme.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Monday night. For Nightmares, Drew Brees had multiple 41-yard passes. Alvin Kamara had a 41-yard catch for The Xtreme, while Tyrell Williams had a 43-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Nightmares   The Xtreme

Game Notes

Seven of the 11 starters on Nightmares exceeded their projected point totals.
The Xtreme had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Nightmares had four players score more points than the leading scorer for The Xtreme.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 12.8-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

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