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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Ruffian's
1-0 118.61
132.51
 
VS
proj
Freight Train
109.88 0-1
131.03

Back-and-forth battle ends with Ruffian's coming back to knock off Freight Train, 118.61-109.88

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Ruffian's earned a come-from-behind win over Freight Train, staging an impressive comeback for a 118.61-109.88 victory. Ruffian's trailed 108.48-99.25 heading into Monday night, but the squad roared back behind Daniel Jones, who passed for 279 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 22 yards for 19.36 points. Josh Allen (312 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 57 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Freight Train in defeat. Ruffian's (1-0) will look to add to their success against Old school, while Freight Train (0-1) take on Buffalo Soldiers in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Ruffian's   Freight Train

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Wilkins made 6 tackles and recorded a sack as the Dolphins lost to the Patriots 21-11. In doing so, he put up 6.25 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Ruffian's this week. Wilkins will square off against the Bills next week.
Christian Wilkins

Top Player Comparison

Ruffian's
Points
% of total points 118.61
1
Daniel Jones
QB
19.36
17.22
16.3%
2
John Brown
WR
14.5
9.67
12.2%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
13
14.09
11%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
11.35
11.14
9.6%
Freight Train
Points
% of total points 109.88
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.18
19.99
25.6%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
15.99
18%
3
Robert Woods
WR
13.4
11.37
12.2%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.31
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Freight Train, helping give Freight Train a 19.80-10.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch for Ruffian's, who trailed 75.83-64.05 after the early games.
Monday
Daniel Jones had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Ruffian's during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Ruffian's   Freight Train

Game Notes

Ruffian's won despite the fact that only five of their 16 starting players exceeded their projected scores.
Freight Train had only five of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
With three starters registering zero points for Ruffian's, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
The two highest scorers for Freight Train (Josh Allen and Clyde Edwards-Helaire) scored more points than Daniel Jones, the leading scorer for Ruffian's.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Ruffian's ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Freight Train ranked 12th.
The matchup's 8.73-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Ruffian's win, but they also covered the 1.48-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen (28.18 points) recorded the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Ruffian's
Listen, Ruffian's, we do appreciate the confidence. It takes real moxie to play not one, not two, but THREE starters with zero points (Terrell Lewis, Matt Gay, and Trevis Gipson), while still earning a win. We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Freight Train
"Not seeing enough looks" can't be a valid excuse this week for Freight Train. As a group, our six pass-catchers (four WR, two TE) collectively saw a hearty 40 targets in Week 1. With just 20 total receptions, this group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.