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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Can I Haz Touchdown?
1-0 100
99.28
 
VS
proj
Philly Phresh
84 0-1
93.65

Back-and-forth battle ends with Can I Haz Touchdown? coming back to top Philly Phresh, 100-84

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Can I Haz Touchdown? earned a come-from-behind win over Philly Phresh, rallying to earn a 100-84 victory. Despite trailing 82-72 heading into Monday night, Can I Haz Touchdown? roared back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (16 Pts Allowed, 291 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Blake Martinez (12 Tackles). DeAndre Hopkins (14 Rec, 151 Rec Yds) and Alvin Kamara (16 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 51 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Philly Phresh in defeat. Can I Haz Touchdown? (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against London Gentlemen, while Philly Phresh (0-1) will face Hakuna Matata in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   Philly Phresh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray scored 12 points in a 24-20 win over the 49ers to beat his 7.41-point projection. He passed for 230 yards , ran for 91 yards and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Can I Haz Touchdown? this week. In Week 2, Murray and the Cardinals will go up against the Football Team.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 100
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
16
16.56
16%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
12
7.41
12%
3
Chris Carson
RB
12
8.72
12%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
12
8.66
12%
Philly Phresh
Points
% of total points 84
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
8.54
23.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
15
12.39
17.9%
3
Mason Crosby
K
12
6.88
14.3%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
9
8.13
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 82-60 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Can I Haz Touchdown?   Philly Phresh

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starters on Can I Haz Touchdown? exceeded their projected point totals.
Philly Phresh had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Can I Haz Touchdown? recorded more points than their projected total, while Philly Phresh fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 16-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Can I Haz Touchdown? earn the win, but they also easily covered the 5.63-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, DeAndre Hopkins recorded 20 points, the second-highest score for a WR this week.

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