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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Mack North
1-0 223.62
209.35
 
VS
proj
BALLSWIN
220.68 0-1
209.92

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, BALLSWIN fall to Mack North in 223.62-220.68 battle

Hindered by a goose egg from Jonathan Allen, BALLSWIN were unable to overcome Mack North, which narrowly earned a 223.62-220.68 win. BALLSWIN had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Mack North led 214.62-198.38 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 22.3 points from Michael Thomas on Monday night for BALLSWIN. Sammy Watkins (46.8 points) and Christian McCaffrey (42.9) were the stars for Mack North in the victory. Mack North (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Tucas, while BALLSWIN (0-1) try to generate some positive momentum against Apollo.

Matchup Timeline

  Mack North   BALLSWIN

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 46.8 points, Watkins more-than-tripled his 12.33-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Jaguars 40-26. He caught 9 passes for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mack North this week. In Week 2, Watkins and the Chiefs will square off against the Raiders.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Mack North
Points
% of total points 223.62
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
46.8
12.33
20.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
42.9
21.61
19.2%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
28.9
13.02
12.9%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.8
19.14
6.2%
BALLSWIN
Points
% of total points 220.68
1
Dak Prescott
QB
33.4
19.51
15.1%
2
Chris Carson
RB
24.1
16
10.9%
3
Michael Gallup
WR
22.8
10.93
10.3%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
22.3
19.41
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Sammy Watkins had a 68-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard touchdown catch for Mack North, while Derrick Henry had a 75-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 185.32-53.00 lead for Mack North.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for BALLSWIN, while Michael Gallup had a 62-yard catch for the team, who trailed 192.32-182.00 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Mack North   BALLSWIN

Game Notes

Mack North emerged victorious despite the fact that only seven of their 18 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
BALLSWIN had only seven of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
BALLSWIN can partially blame the loss on Jonathan Allen, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two highest-scoring teams.
The matchup's 2.94-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
For BALLSWIN, Dak Prescott recorded 33.4 points, the best overall score for a QB this week.

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