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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Jags Den
1-0 225
233.19
 
VS
proj
Phillip's Primo Team
185 0-1
174.79

Back-and-forth battle ends with Jags Den coming back to defeat Phillip's Primo Team, 225-185

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Jags Den earned a come-from-behind win over Phillip's Primo Team, staging a comeback for a 225-185 victory. Jags Den trailed 182-164 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Darius Slayton, who caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns for 32 points, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense, who allowed 16 points, surrendered 291 yards, and intercepted 2 passes (29 points). Will Fuller V (21 points) and Robert Woods (21) led the way for Phillip's Primo Team in defeat. Jags Den (1-0) will look to earn another W against Barb's Unreal Team, while Phillip's Primo Team (0-1) will try to right the ship against Billsrback.

Matchup Timeline

  Jags Den   Phillip's Primo Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 26-16 loss to the Steelers, Slayton scored 32 points to more-than-quadruple his 7.35-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jags Den this week. In Week 2, Slayton and the Giants will battle the Bears.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

Jags Den
Points
% of total points 225
1
Darius Slayton
WR
32
7.35
14.2%
2
Patrick Queen
LB
30
24.33
13.3%
3
Fred Warner
LB
30
30.9
13.3%
4
Christian Kirksey
LB
30
25.05
13.3%
Phillip's Primo Team
Points
% of total points 185
1
Will Fuller V
WR
21
9.47
11.4%
2
Robert Woods
WR
21
8.86
11.4%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
20
5.02
10.8%
4
DeForest Buckner
DT
20
18.56
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal for Phillip's Primo Team, who trailed 163-161 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Darius Slayton had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Jags Den on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Jags Den   Phillip's Primo Team

Game Notes

Jags Den got the win despite the fact that only six of their 23 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Phillip's Primo Team had only seven of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Jags Den had eight starters score zero points, while Phillip's Primo Team had six.
Jags Den had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Phillip's Primo Team.
Jags Den got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Phillip's Primo Team outscored their projection.
The matchup's 40-point margin was the sixth-largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Jags Den. They won, but failed to cover the 58.4-point projected margin of victory.

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