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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Darnold’s fivehead
1-0 129.64
152.59
 
VS
proj
Saquad City
114.46 0-1
162.41

Offensively challenged Darnold’s fivehead come back to top Saquad City, 129.64-114.46

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Darnold’s fivehead were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, coming from behind for a 129.64-114.46 victory over Saquad City. Darnold’s fivehead trailed 103.86-98.54 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns for 31.1 points. Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Saquon Barkley (120 Rush Yds, 19 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Saquad City in defeat. Darnold’s fivehead (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Mo Trouble, while Saquad City (0-1) meet Thats Two for Me in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Darnold’s fivehead   Saquad City

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Saints in Week 1, Hopkins caught 8 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.1 points to scored 59.3% higher than his 19.52-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Darnold’s fivehead this week. Hopkins will face the Jaguars next week.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Darnold’s fivehead
Points
% of total points 129.64
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
31.1
19.52
24%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
26.3
16.97
20.3%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
20.64
23.83
15.9%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
17.2
12.73
13.3%
Saquad City
Points
% of total points 114.46
1
Amari Cooper
WR
22.6
16.35
19.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.9
23.3
15.6%
3
Robbie Gould
K
12
8.94
10.5%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
11.6
11.03
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were several players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Saquad City who claimed the lead, 103.86-97.14. Russell Wilson had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Darnold’s fivehead, while Keenan Allen had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Saquad City, while Saquon Barkley had a 59-yard run.

Points By Position

  Darnold’s fivehead   Saquad City

Game Notes

Darnold’s fivehead emerged victorious even though only three of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Saquad City had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Saquad City ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Darnold’s fivehead ranked 10th.
The matchup's 15.18-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.

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