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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Brock The Conqueror
1-0 157.82
132.57
 
VS
proj
The People’s Champ
126.6 0-1
128.14

Brock The Conqueror brush off expectations, earn win over The People’s Champ in 157.82-126.60 rout

Brock The Conqueror stepped up and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 157.82-126.60 victory over The People’s Champ, who fell short of projections. Brock The Conqueror earned a 21.82-point lead on Thursday behind Deshaun Watson and never relinquished it. Kyler Murray (27.3 points) and Derrick Henry (17.6) did their part for The People’s Champ in the loss. Brock The Conqueror (1-0) will look to build on their success against N.W.O.bj, while The People’s Champ (0-1) try to get back on track against AVD.

Matchup Timeline

  Brock The Conqueror   The People’s Champ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Packers in Week 1, Thielen caught 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 32 points to more-than-double his 12.91-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Brock The Conqueror this week. Thielen will play the Colts in Week 2.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Brock The Conqueror
Points
% of total points 157.82
1
Adam Thielen
WR
32
12.91
20.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
27.1
13.57
17.2%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.82
22.29
13.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
20.3
13.34
12.9%
The People’s Champ
Points
% of total points 126.6
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.3
19.05
21.6%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
17.6
17.63
13.9%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.1
11.18
11.1%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
13.5
14.98
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch for Brock The Conqueror to contribute to a 121.52-28.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for The People’s Champ, who trailed 157.82-79.30 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Brock The Conqueror   The People’s Champ

Game Notes

Brock The Conqueror had five of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
The People’s Champ lost despite five of their 10 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Brock The Conqueror scored more points than their projected total, while The People’s Champ fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 31.22-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Brock The Conqueror win, but they also easily covered the 4.43-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Kyler Murray put up 27.3 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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