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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
MILLER'S KILLERS
1-0 115.86
109.16
 
VS
proj
Slinks Mayhem
108.5 0-1
112.27

MILLER'S KILLERS knock off Slinks Mayhem, 115.86-108.50

MILLER'S KILLERS earned a hard-fought win over Slinks Mayhem, securing a 115.86-108.50 victory. MILLER'S KILLERS earned an early 19.80-point lead on Thursday. Slinks Mayhem bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (27.5 points) and Chris Carson (21.6). Not to be deterred, MILLER'S KILLERS got it going later that afternoon, as DeAndre Hopkins (22.1 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (9) put them back in the lead once and for all. MILLER'S KILLERS (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Dark Buccaneers, while Slinks Mayhem (0-1) will try to get some positive momentum against UnL TD Hunters.

Matchup Timeline

  MILLER'S KILLERS   Slinks Mayhem

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 1, Rodgers passed for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.76 points to scored 72.3% higher than his 17.86-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on MILLER'S KILLERS this week. Rodgers will battle the Lions next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

MILLER'S KILLERS
Points
% of total points 115.86
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
30.76
17.86
26.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
13.57
19.1%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
16.84
17.1%
4
Mason Crosby
K
12
7.37
10.4%
Slinks Mayhem
Points
% of total points 108.5
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
27.5
25.15
25.3%
2
Chris Carson
RB
21.6
14.26
19.9%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
10.5
11.9
9.7%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
10.4
7.68
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for MILLER'S KILLERS, helping to stake the team to a 19.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Slinks Mayhem who took the lead, 88.30-74.76. For MILLER'S KILLERS, Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Slinks Mayhem with a 47-yard pass.

Points By Position

  MILLER'S KILLERS   Slinks Mayhem

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starters on MILLER'S KILLERS scored higher than their projected point totals.
Slinks Mayhem lost despite five of their nine starters exceeding their projected points.
MILLER'S KILLERS recorded more points than their projected total, while Slinks Mayhem failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 7.36-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Lamar Jackson (27.5 points) recorded the fourth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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