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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Blue Lives Matter!
1-0 247.6
195.95
 
VS
proj
Mucus Revenge
161.25 0-1
186.89

Blue Lives Matter! earn win over Mucus Revenge in 247.60-161.25 rout

Blue Lives Matter! outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 247.60-161.25 victory over Mucus Revenge, who fell short of projections. Blue Lives Matter! grabbed a 10.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Kansas City Chiefs defense and never let it go. Ezekiel Elliott (37.3 points) and Cam Newton (32.75) led the charge for Mucus Revenge in the loss. Blue Lives Matter! (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Bob Loblaw, while Mucus Revenge (0-1) will attempt to earn their first victory against rayray.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Lives Matter!   Mucus Revenge

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Packers in Week 1, Thielen caught 6 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 32 points and doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Blue Lives Matter! this week. In Week 2, Thielen and the Vikings will battle the Colts.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Blue Lives Matter!
Points
% of total points 247.6
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
45.2
26.76
18.3%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
37.9
25.6
15.3%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
32
16
12.9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
27.7
27.61
11.2%
Mucus Revenge
Points
% of total points 161.25
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
37.3
28.08
23.1%
2
Cam Newton
QB
32.75
23.66
20.3%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
20.5
23.84
12.7%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
14.9
18.29
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Blue Lives Matter!, while Adam Thielen had a 37-yard touchdown catch, helping Blue Lives Matter! to a 200.80-47.15 lead.
Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for Mucus Revenge, who trailed 200.80-104.55 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Blue Lives Matter!   Mucus Revenge

Game Notes

Blue Lives Matter! had eight of their 11 starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
Mucus Revenge had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Blue Lives Matter! recorded more points than their projected total, while Mucus Revenge fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 86.35-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Blue Lives Matter! get the win, but they also easily covered the 9.06-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Ezekiel Elliott put up 37.3 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Blue Lives Matter!
Spotting mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Mucus Revenge at the wide receiver position (68.5 points to 31.8).
Mucus Revenge
Hey, our guys were just resting up for Week 2, right? The seven offensive skill starters on Mucus Revenge (three WRs, three RBs, one TE) collectively put up 452 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 1. Our opposition's skill players definitely outperformed us by logging 653 yards and nine scores.