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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Shadynasty's
1-0 129
126.72
 
VS
proj
Dark Horse
124 0-1
115.97

Shadynasty's knock off Dark Horse, 129-124

Shadynasty's earned a hard-fought win over Dark Horse, securing a 129-124 victory. Dark Horse took a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Shadynasty's held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Calvin Ridley, who caught 9 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29 points, and Kyler Murray, who passed for 230 yards , ran for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns (26 points). Ben Roethlisberger (24 points) and Chris Carson (23) led the charge for Dark Horse in the loss. Shadynasty's (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against get down w/ mahomies, while Dark Horse (0-1) will take on Gold Blooded in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Shadynasty's   Dark Horse

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Seahawks in Week 1, Ridley caught 9 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 29 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Shadynasty's this week. Next week, Ridley will square off against the Cowboys.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Shadynasty's
Points
% of total points 129
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
29
12.53
22.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
26
16.92
20.2%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
16
17.82
12.4%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
14
13.78
10.9%
Dark Horse
Points
% of total points 124
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
24
18.67
19.4%
2
Chris Carson
RB
23
14.77
18.5%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
20
9.94
16.1%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
19
15.9
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jamison Crowder had a 69-yard touchdown catch for Dark Horse, contributing to an 83-66 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Shadynasty's, contributing to a 112-83 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Shadynasty's   Dark Horse

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Shadynasty's scored more than their projected point totals.
Dark Horse lost despite five of their nine starters scoring above their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Shadynasty's managed to get the win, but did not cover the 10.75-point projected margin of victory.

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