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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Newbies Rule
1-0 167.9
176.87
 
VS
proj
Greyhound Express
160.3 0-1
195.87

Back-and-forth battle ends with Newbies Rule beating Greyhound Express, 167.9-160.3

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Newbies Rule earned a hard-fought win over Greyhound Express, coming out on top with a 167.9-160.3 victory. Newbies Rule were led by Josh Allen, who passed for 312 yards , ran for 57 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 41.1 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who ran for 78 yards and a touchdown (23.6 points), while Derrick Henry (30.1 points) and Tom Brady (24.37) did everything they could for Greyhound Express in the loss. Newbies Rule (1-0) will look to build on their success against Big Blue, while Greyhound Express (0-1) match up against Ram's Den in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Newbies Rule   Greyhound Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen passed for 312 yards , ran for 57 yards and scored 3 touchdowns as the Bills beat the Jets 27-17. In doing so, he put up 41.1 points to scored 74.2% higher than his 23.6-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Newbies Rule this week. Next week, Allen will go up against the Dolphins.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Newbies Rule
Points
% of total points 167.9
1
Josh Allen
QB
41.1
23.6
24.5%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
23.6
18.44
14.1%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
21.5
23.96
12.8%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.1
26.84
10.2%
Greyhound Express
Points
% of total points 160.3
1
Derrick Henry
RB
30.1
27.45
18.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.37
22.27
15.2%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
24.13
27.09
15.1%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
14
15.11
8.7%

Points By Position

  Newbies Rule   Greyhound Express

Game Notes

Only three of the 12 starting players on Newbies Rule exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Greyhound Express had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Newbies Rule ranked 6th in the league in scoring this week, while Greyhound Express ranked 8th.
The matchup's 7.6-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Newbies Rule
You know what, Newbies Rule, we do appreciate the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Courtland Sutton), while still getting the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Greyhound Express
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized. As a group, the starting backfield for Greyhound Express collectively logged just five targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 2!