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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Rookie Mistakes
1-0 116.27
117.1
 
VS
proj
Wildcats
110.06 0-1
111.09

Despite top scorer Rodgers, Wildcats fall to Rookie Mistakes, 116.27-110.06

Wildcats had the No. 1 scorer in the league this week with QB Aaron Rodgers accumulating 40.76 points, but it wasn't enough to topple Rookie Mistakes, who staged an impressive comeback to earn a 116.27-110.06 win. Rookie Mistakes trailed 110.06-66.62 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind JuJu Smith-Schuster (18.9 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (17.25). Aaron Rodgers (364 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Dalvin Cook (50 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for Wildcats in the loss. Rookie Mistakes (1-0) will look to earn another win against Easy Mode, while Wildcats (0-1) will attempt to earn their first victory against A Few Good Men.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie Mistakes   Wildcats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 10.48 points, Smith-Schuster scored 80.3% more than that amount by scoring 18.9 points as the Steelers beat the Giants 26-16. He caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rookie Mistakes this week. Next week, Smith-Schuster will go up against the Broncos.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Rookie Mistakes
Points
% of total points 116.27
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.82
26.32
19.6%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.8
14.92
17.9%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.9
10.48
16.3%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
17.25
14.85
14.8%
Wildcats
Points
% of total points 110.06
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
40.76
21.93
37%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
20.8
15.89
18.9%
3
Julio Jones
WR
17.7
13.11
16.1%
4
Robbie Gould
K
10
9
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Rookie Mistakes, contributing to a 43.62-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for Wildcats, while Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch, contributing to a 100.06-43.62 lead for Wildcats.
Sunday Late
Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal for Wildcats, contributing to a 110.06-48.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Rookie Mistakes   Wildcats

Game Notes

Rookie Mistakes had five of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Wildcats had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 6.21-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Rookie Mistakes earn the win, but they also covered the 6.01-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Aaron Rodgers (40.76 points) recorded the best overall score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Rookie Mistakes
Good job deploying a starting crew that tallied over 116 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. Let's keep this momentum rolling as we move on to what could be a favorable matchup in Week 2.
Wildcats
Ugh, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting backfield for Wildcats collectively logged only two receptions on five targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 2!