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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Eat the ball
1-0 189.41
163.27
 
VS
proj
Akatsuki
162.63 0-1
172.76

Eat the ball earn win over Akatsuki, 189.41-162.63

Eat the ball stepped up, earning a 189.41-162.63 victory over Akatsuki, who fell short of projections. Eat the ball never trailed in this one after grabbing a 2.00-point lead on Thursday behind Ka'imi Fairbairn. Josh Jacobs (36.4 points) and Derek Carr (18.46) led the way for Akatsuki in the loss. Eat the ball improve to 1-0 on the season, while Akatsuki fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Eat the ball   Akatsuki

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cowboys in Week 1, Brown racked up 110 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 26.3 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Eat the ball this week. Next week, Brown will go up against the Eagles.
Malcolm Brown

Top Player Comparison

Eat the ball
Points
% of total points 189.41
1
Cam Newton
QB
31.15
24.36
16.4%
2
Malcolm Brown
RB
26.3
8.99
13.9%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.1
13.59
12.2%
4
Chris Carson
RB
22.2
15.88
11.7%
Akatsuki
Points
% of total points 162.63
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
36.4
18.52
22.4%
2
Derek Carr
QB
18.46
24.44
11.4%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
17.6
6.99
10.8%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
11.9
14.76
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Eat the ball had a 130.61-93.36 lead. For Eat the ball, Dallas Goedert had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Derek Carr had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Akatsuki, while Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 45-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal for Akatsuki, who trailed 161.11-153.66 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Eat the ball   Akatsuki

Game Notes

Eat the ball emerged victorious despite the fact that only eight of their 18 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Akatsuki had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Akatsuki can partially blame the loss on Kenny Golladay, who didn't score any points.
Eat the ball recorded more points than their projected total, while Akatsuki fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 26.78-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Josh Jacobs recorded 36.4 points, the top overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Eat the ball
Good work assembling a lineup that produced more than 189 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Akatsuki, take this win in stride, and continue our march towards the Vegas Dynasty League title.
Akatsuki
Just one make on three field goal attempts? Sounds like Zane Gonzalez may have just kicked himself to the waiver wire following this performance.