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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Gardettos
1-0 130.05
110.17
 
VS
proj
Puremichigan
87.45 0-1
112.2

Gardettos brush off projections, defeat Puremichigan in 130.05-87.45 rout

Gardettos rose to the occasion and beat expectations, rolling to a 130.05-87.45 victory over Puremichigan, who fell short of projections. Gardettos pulled out to an early 8.80-point lead on Thursday. Puremichigan came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (36.25 points) and Justin Tucker (9). Not to be deterred, Gardettos rallied later that afternoon, as Kyler Murray (30.6 points) and the New Orleans Saints defense (19.95) put them back in the lead for good. Gardettos (1-0) will look to earn another W against Burt Bombers, while Puremichigan (0-1) will try to get some positive momentum against Chicken Dinner.

Matchup Timeline

  Gardettos   Puremichigan

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense allowed 23 points, surrendered 310 yards, and forced 3 turnovers in a 34-23 win over the Buccaneers. In doing so, they put up 19.95 points to scored 64.1% higher than their 12.16-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gardettos this week. In Week 2, the Saints will face the Raiders.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Gardettos
Points
% of total points 130.05
1
Kyler Murray
QB
30.6
23.48
23.5%
2
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
19.95
12.16
15.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
14.5
15.2%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
15.5
10.21
11.9%
Puremichigan
Points
% of total points 87.45
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
36.25
31.12
41.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
11
11.71
12.6%
3
Justin Tucker
K
9
10.34
10.3%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
8.1
7.69
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Gardettos, helping to stake the team to a 19.80-11.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Puremichigan had a 79.85-70.80 lead. DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch for Gardettos, while Marquise Brown had a 47-yard catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for Puremichigan with a 47-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Gardettos to contribute to a 130.05-83.55 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Gardettos   Puremichigan

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Gardettos exceeded their projected point totals.
Puremichigan had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Gardettos scored more points than their projected total, while Puremichigan failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 42.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Lamar Jackson (36.25 points) posted the third-highest score in the league this week.

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