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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Pogues Mahone
1-0 632.29
564.91
 
VS
proj
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
422.85 0-1
469.47

Pogues Mahone beat projections, defeat Bubba Gump Shrimp Co in 632.29-422.85 rout

Pogues Mahone showed up and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 632.29-422.85 victory over Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, who fell short of projections. Pogues Mahone got out to a 62.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Cory Littleton (94.9 points) and Dalvin Cook (75.25) and never gave it up. Christian McCaffrey (128 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 81 Rec Yds) and Sam Darnold (175 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leading scorers for Bubba Gump Shrimp Co in the loss. Pogues Mahone (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Champ Kind, while Bubba Gump Shrimp Co (0-1) will take on Sanchez Rules in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Pogues Mahone   Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 14 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Panthers, Littleton registered 94.9 points this week. He nearly doubled his 48.2-point projection in the 30-27 win. Littleton will face the Saints next week.
Cory Littleton

Top Player Comparison

Pogues Mahone
Points
% of total points 632.29
1
Cory Littleton
LB
94.9
48.2
15%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
75.25
47.86
11.9%
3
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
70
64.42
11.1%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
65.9
37.25
10.4%
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
Points
% of total points 422.85
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
118.55
54.44
28%
2
Sam Darnold
QB
81.25
73.91
19.2%
3
Devin Bush
LB
54
37.08
12.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
29.85
43.88
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run for Pogues Mahone, while Adam Thielen had a 23-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 348.75-285.90 lead for Pogues Mahone.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard pass for Pogues Mahone to contribute to a 628.29-411.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pogues Mahone   Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 13) of the starters on Pogues Mahone scored higher than their projected point totals.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co had only three of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Pogues Mahone recorded more points than their projected total, while Bubba Gump Shrimp Co fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 209.44-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Pogues Mahone win, but they also easily covered the 95.44-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Christian McCaffrey recorded 118.55 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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