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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
spopov_k_2020
1-0 98
110.77
 
VS
proj
Desert Eagles
88 0-1
98.14

spopov_k_2020 find way to knock off Desert Eagles 98-88

Both teams underperformed projections, but spopov_k_2020 did enough to knock off Desert Eagles, emerging victorious with a 98-88 victory. spopov_k_2020 leapt out to a 26-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive effort from Patrick Mahomes and never looked back. Matt Ryan (28 points) and Alvin Kamara (18) did their part for Desert Eagles in the loss. spopov_k_2020 (1-0) will look to build on their success against Fools and Horses, while Desert Eagles (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against Tonyk 77ers.

Matchup Timeline

  spopov_k_2020   Desert Eagles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 38-25 loss to the Seahawks, Ridley scored 25 points to more-than-double his 9.89-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on spopov_k_2020 this week. Ridley will play the Cowboys next week.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

spopov_k_2020
Points
% of total points 98
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26
28.35
26.5%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
25
9.89
25.5%
3
Julio Jones
WR
15
12.04
15.3%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
15
9.85
15.3%
Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 88
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28
21.63
31.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
18
15.05
20.5%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
13
12.13
14.8%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
8
9.92
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, spopov_k_2020 emerged with an 88-56 lead. Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch for spopov_k_2020, while DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Desert Eagles with a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  spopov_k_2020   Desert Eagles

Game Notes

spopov_k_2020 got the W despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Desert Eagles had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
spopov_k_2020 won despite having two starters (James Conner and Evan Engram) score zero points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 10-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
spopov_k_2020 managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.63-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Matt Ryan put up 28 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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