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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Johnnie Walker
1-0 208
216.54
 
VS
proj
methylated spirits
164.58 0-1
168.4

Despite top scorer McCaffrey, methylated spirits fall to Johnnie Walker, 208.00-164.58

methylated spirits had the highest scorer in the matchup with RB Christian McCaffrey accumulating 26.93 points, the ninth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Johnnie Walker, who secured a 208.00-164.58 win. Johnnie Walker never trailed in this one after nabbing a 39.06-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Josh Allen (28.18 points) and Mark Andrews (20.35). Christian McCaffrey (96 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 38 Rec Yds) and Matt Ryan (450 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for methylated spirits in the loss. Johnnie Walker improve to 1-0 on the season, while methylated spirits fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Johnnie Walker   methylated spirits

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 8.5 points, Diggs more-than-doubled his 3.91-point projection as the Seahawks beat the Falcons 38-25. He made 4 tackles and intercepted a pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Johnnie Walker this week. Diggs will face the Patriots in Week 2.
Quandre Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Johnnie Walker
Points
% of total points 208
1
Josh Allen
QB
28.18
19.99
13.5%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
20.35
13.4
9.8%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
19.36
18.52
9.3%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.64
15.32
7.5%
methylated spirits
Points
% of total points 164.58
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26.93
22.07
16.4%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
24.9
19.32
15.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
20.21
19.76
12.3%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
15.15
9.11
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for methylated spirits, while Daniel Carlson had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 148.07-109.01 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Johnnie Walker   methylated spirits

Game Notes

Johnnie Walker got the W even though only 10 of their 22 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
methylated spirits had only eight of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was methylated spirits even trying this week? They started four players who scored zero points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 43.42-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Johnnie Walker. They got the W, but failed to cover the 48.14-point projected margin of victory.
For methylated spirits, Christian McCaffrey registered 26.93 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

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