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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Team Mama Drama
1-0 205.3
177.55
 
VS
proj
Annihilators
139.9 0-1
180.95

Team Mama Drama knock off Annihilators in 205.3-139.9 rout

Team Mama Drama brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 205.3-139.9 victory over Annihilators, who fell short of projections. Annihilators got out to a 25.3-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Team Mama Drama after that. They were led by Sammy Watkins (40.8 points) and Patrick Mahomes (40.1). Amari Cooper (17.6 points) and Delanie Walker (17.5) carried the flag for Annihilators in defeat. Team Mama Drama (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Ohhh SnAp!, while Annihilators (0-1) will try to get their first W against Low Ballers.

Matchup Timeline

  Team Mama Drama   Annihilators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watkins caught 9 passes for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Jaguars 40-26. In doing so, he put up 40.8 points to more-than-quadruple his 8.33-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Team Mama Drama this week. Watkins will square off against the Raiders in Week 2.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Team Mama Drama
Points
% of total points 205.3
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
40.8
8.33
19.9%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40.1
30.69
19.5%
3
Marlon Mack
RB
28.4
10.77
13.8%
4
John Brown
WR
19.3
7.53
9.4%
Annihilators
Points
% of total points 139.9
1
Amari Cooper
WR
17.6
10.76
12.6%
2
Delanie Walker
TE
17.5
6.43
12.5%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
13.5
25.06
9.6%
4
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
13.5
10.31
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes connected with Sammy Watkins on multiple big plays for Team Mama Drama: a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard pass to contribute to a 134.2-79.2 lead for Team Mama Drama.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Team Mama Drama became the proud owner of a 188.3-110.3 lead. For Team Mama Drama, Marlon Mack had a 63-yard touchdown run. Amari Cooper made the highlight reel for Annihilators with a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Ben Roethlisberger had a 45-yard pass for Annihilators, who trailed 192.3-133.3 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Team Mama Drama   Annihilators

Game Notes

Team Mama Drama won even though only six of their 16 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Annihilators had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
Team Mama Drama won despite starting J.J. Watt, who scored zero points.
Team Mama Drama had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Annihilators.
Team Mama Drama put up more points than their projected total, while Annihilators failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 65.4-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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