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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
SheikHawks
1-0 172.86
137.41
 
VS
proj
A Darnold Good Time
124.96 0-1
136.77

SheikHawks earn win against A Darnold Good Time in 172.86-124.96 rout

SheikHawks stepped up and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 172.86-124.96 victory over A Darnold Good Time, who fell short of projections. SheikHawks earned an early 11.40-point lead on Thursday. A Darnold Good Time came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (24.9 points) and Jamison Crowder (21). Unphased, SheikHawks rallied later that night, as Ezekiel Elliott (26.2 points) and Dak Prescott (17.64) put them back ahead once and for all. SheikHawks improve to 1-0 on the season, while A Darnold Good Time fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  SheikHawks   A Darnold Good Time

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert caught 8 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles lost to the Football Team 27-17. In doing so, he put up 20.1 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on SheikHawks this week. Goedert will battle the Rams next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

SheikHawks
Points
% of total points 172.86
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.2
17.98
15.2%
2
Raheem Mostert
RB
23.1
12.86
13.4%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21.9
13.16
12.7%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
20.1
8.05
11.6%
A Darnold Good Time
Points
% of total points 124.96
1
Matt Ryan
QB
24.9
19.32
19.9%
2
Tom Brady
QB
22.46
19.76
18%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
21
9.8
16.8%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
15.29
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which A Darnold Good Time owned a 68.50-55.32 lead. For SheikHawks, Dallas Goedert had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for A Darnold Good Time, while Jamison Crowder had a 69-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch for SheikHawks, who trailed 101.86-101.12 after the late action.

Points By Position

  SheikHawks   A Darnold Good Time

Game Notes

More than half (6 of the 10) of the starters on SheikHawks scored higher than their projected point totals.
A Darnold Good Time lost despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their points projection.
SheikHawks recorded more points than their projected total, while A Darnold Good Time fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 47.9-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did SheikHawks win, but they also covered the 0.64-point forecasted margin of victory.

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