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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Blues
1-0 136.44
155.89
 
VS
proj
Thats Two for Me
105.76 0-1
157.39

The Blues fall short of predictions, find way to top Thats Two for Me, 136.44-105.76

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but The Blues did enough to get the best of Thats Two for Me, securing a 136.44-105.76 victory. Thats Two for Me earned an 18.00-point lead on Thursday, but The Blues held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Chris Carson (24.1 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (19.6). Austin Hooper (9 Rec, 77 Rec Yds) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds) led the way for Thats Two for Me in the loss. The Blues (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against In Yo Face, while Thats Two for Me (0-1) will try to get some positive momentum against Saquad City.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blues   Thats Two for Me

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Raiders in Week 1, Sanders caught 5 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 19.6 points and scored 58.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Blues this week. Sanders will go up against the Bears in Week 2.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

The Blues
Points
% of total points 136.44
1
Chris Carson
RB
24.1
16
17.7%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
19.6
12.37
14.4%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
14.2
13.38
10.4%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.2
15.05
10.4%
Thats Two for Me
Points
% of total points 105.76
1
Austin Hooper
TE
16.7
10.23
15.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.8
19.14
13%
3
Duke Johnson
RB
13
14.4
12.3%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
9.78
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal for The Blues to contribute to a 116.84-74.96 lead for the team.
Monday
Emmanuel Sanders had a 53-yard catch for The Blues during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Blues   Thats Two for Me

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on The Blues exceeded their scoring projections.
Thats Two for Me had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Blues won despite starting Anthony Miller, who scored zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 30.68-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Austin Hooper recorded 16.7 points, the third-highest score for a TE this week.

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