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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
wasp
1-0 152.96
132.73
 
VS
proj
Throwball Champ
109.08 0-1
88.43

wasp defy projections, defeat Throwball Champ in 152.96-109.08 rout

Both teams brought their A game and outperformed projections, but wasp took down Throwball Champ, cruising to a 152.96-109.08 victory. wasp pulled out to a 19.20-point lead on Thursday behind Will Fuller V and never gave it up. Mitchell Trubisky (45.78 points) and Joshua Kelley (18) did everything they could for Throwball Champ in defeat. wasp (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Injury Prone, while Throwball Champ (0-1) try to get back on track against Cash Money.

Matchup Timeline

  wasp   Throwball Champ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rodgers passed for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34. In doing so, he put up 63.26 points to scored 56.2% higher than his 40.51-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on wasp this week. Next week, Rodgers will play the Lions.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

wasp
Points
% of total points 152.96
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
63.26
40.51
41.4%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
27.8
27.23
18.2%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
19.2
14.91
12.6%
4
Zack Moss
RB
16.2
16.43
10.6%
Throwball Champ
Points
% of total points 109.08
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
45.78
36.7
42%
2
Joshua Kelley
RB
18
7.05
16.5%
3
Parris Campbell
WR
14.5
11.69
13.3%
4
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
11
5.57
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which wasp had a 152.96-63.28 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for wasp, while Daniel Carlson had a 54-yard field goal. Mitchell Trubisky made the highlight reel for Throwball Champ with a 27-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  wasp   Throwball Champ

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on wasp scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite four of their seven starters scoring above their projected points, Throwball Champ lost.
wasp won despite starting JJ Arcega-Whiteside, who scored zero points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 43.88-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 44.3, and wasp covered by 43.88.

Coach Talk

wasp
We do respect the confidence this past week, wasp. Deploying a player with zero points (JJ Arcega-Whiteside), while still getting the win... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists! All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Do it in the postseason and we'll be finished.
Throwball Champ
Whoa now, talk about old-school ground n' pound. As a group, the starting backfield for Throwball Champ collectively logged two receptions on only three measly targets this past week. Instruct those offensive coordinators to dial up some screen plays in Week 2!