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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Russ's Miracle Water
1-0 129.72
110.72
 
VS
proj
StrangerDanger
107.72 0-1
112.02

Back-and-forth battle ends with Russ's Miracle Water coming back to knock off StrangerDanger in 129.72-107.72 rout

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Russ's Miracle Water earned a convincing win over StrangerDanger, rolling to a 129.72-107.72 victory. StrangerDanger nabbed an early 12.52-point lead on Thursday. Russ's Miracle Water came back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Robbie Gould (12 points) and Tyler Boyd (10.3). Not to be deterred, StrangerDanger made a run later that night to take a 6.7-point lead behind James Conner (8.5 points). But Russ's Miracle Water came back again when it mattered most on Monday night, as DeAndre Hopkins (27.1 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (17.1) put them back ahead for good. Russ's Miracle Water (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Odd Jobs, while StrangerDanger (0-1) try to get back on track against Smokin' Jays.

Matchup Timeline

  Russ's Miracle Water   StrangerDanger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 370 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Bills, the Jets defense recorded 18 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 8.5-point projection in the 17-16 loss. The Jets defense will face the Browns next week.
The New York Jets defense

Top Player Comparison

Russ's Miracle Water
Points
% of total points 129.72
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.32
23.56
21.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.1
16.22
20.9%
3
The New York Jets defense
DEF
18
8.5
13.9%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
17.1
10.09
13.2%
StrangerDanger
Points
% of total points 107.72
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
22.7
13.19
21.1%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
15.5
8.98
14.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
9.77
12.1%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12.92
20.27
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 47-yard pass for StrangerDanger, helping to stake StrangerDanger to a 16.92-4.40 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was StrangerDanger who owned the lead, 83.72-61.42. For Russ's Miracle Water, Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass. Travis Kelce had a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch for StrangerDanger, while Mark Ingram II had a 49-yard run.
Monday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 53-yard catch for Russ's Miracle Water on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Russ's Miracle Water   StrangerDanger

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on Russ's Miracle Water exceeded their projected point totals.
StrangerDanger had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Russ's Miracle Water put up more points than their projected total, while StrangerDanger fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 22-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.

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