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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Big Blue
1-0 180.23
190.45
 
VS
proj
PwnStars
156.1 0-1
195.33

PwnStars fall short of expectations, lose to Big Blue, 180.23-156.10

PwnStars underachieved compared to their projected point total, as Big Blue rallied for a 180.23-156.10 victory. Big Blue trailed 156.10-138.13 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns for 27.1 points, and Wil Lutz, who made 3 of his 4 FG attempts (15 points). Mark Ingram II (107 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Le'Veon Bell (60 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for PwnStars in the loss. Big Blue (1-0) will look to add to their success against Ram's Den, while PwnStars (0-1) will try to get their first W against Greyhound Express.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Blue   PwnStars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins scored 66.4% more than his 16.29-point projection with 27.1 points against the Saints in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 30-28 loss. Hopkins ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Big Blue
Points
% of total points 180.23
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
42.9
26.6
23.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.1
16.29
15%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
19.6
13.83
10.9%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
18.5
25.94
10.3%
PwnStars
Points
% of total points 156.1
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
29.7
21.22
19%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
28.7
24.5
18.4%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
21.33
24.35
13.7%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13.7
10.52
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which PwnStars boasted a 118.07-71.70 lead. Lamar Jackson had an 83-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard touchdown pass for Big Blue, while Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch. Mark Ingram II made the highlight reel for PwnStars with a 49-yard run.
Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was PwnStars who emerged with the lead, 156.10-129.23. Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Big Blue, while Jimmy Garoppolo had a 39-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for PwnStars, while Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal.
Monday
Wil Lutz had a 58-yard field goal for Big Blue on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Big Blue   PwnStars

Game Notes

Big Blue emerged victorious even though only four of their 12 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
PwnStars had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Big Blue won despite starting the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 24.13-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Big Blue
You know what, Big Blue, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (the Jacksonville Jaguars defense), while still earning the win... that's playing with fire! All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it in the postseason and we'll be toast.
PwnStars
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Cam Newton against the Rams this week. Zero wins and one loss for PwnStars on the 2019 season. Usually I'm pretty old-fashioned when it comes to all these fancy numbers and stuff... but the in-house analytics folks keep hitting me up, saying that this is the sort of "correlation" we gotta stay away from.