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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Aida Wildcats
1-0 154
153.88
 
VS
proj
Warriors of Angels
150 0-1
138.72

Despite top scorer Ryan, Warriors of Angels fall to Aida Wildcats in 154-150 battle

Matt Ryan racked up 50 points for Warriors of Angels, the best total in the matchup and third-highest in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Aida Wildcats, who staged an impressive comeback for a 154-150 win. After trailing 142-130 heading into Monday night, Aida Wildcats came storming back behind JuJu Smith-Schuster (24 points). Matt Ryan (50 points) and Josh Jacobs (35) carried the flag for Warriors of Angels in defeat. Aida Wildcats (1-0) will look to build on their success against Sledgehammers, while Warriors of Angels (0-1) will meet Cowboy Chip in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Aida Wildcats   Warriors of Angels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-16 win over the Giants, Smith-Schuster scored 24 points to beat his 15.48-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Aida Wildcats this week. Next week, Smith-Schuster will play the Broncos.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Aida Wildcats
Points
% of total points 154
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
28
30.82
18.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27
24.61
17.5%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24
15.48
15.6%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
22
15.21
14.3%
Warriors of Angels
Points
% of total points 150
1
Matt Ryan
QB
50
36.88
33.3%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
35
17.12
23.3%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
27
19.1
18%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
11
9.67
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Aida Wildcats who took the lead, 121-96. For Aida Wildcats, DK Metcalf had a 38-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Warriors of Angels with a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Aida Wildcats   Warriors of Angels

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Aida Wildcats exceeded their projected point totals.
Warriors of Angels had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Warriors of Angels can partially blame the loss on Courtland Sutton, who didn't score any points.
Matt Ryan and Josh Jacobs both outscored Deshaun Watson, the leading scorer for Aida Wildcats.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 4-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Aida Wildcats. They got the win, but did not cover the 15.16-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Matt Ryan put up 50 points, the third-best score in the league this week.

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