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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Happy Golladays
1-0 136
119.11
 
VS
proj
Luke Skywokka
135.48 0-1
140.91

Happy Golladays earn win over Luke Skywokka in 136.00-135.48 battle

Happy Golladays outperformed expectations, squeaking by for a 136.00-135.48 victory over Luke Skywokka, who fell short of projections. Luke Skywokka made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Happy Golladays led 136.00-129.78 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 5.7 points from the Tennessee Titans defense and James Conner on Monday night for Luke Skywokka. Happy Golladays were led by Kyler Murray (230 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 91 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Dalvin Cook (50 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Happy Golladays improve to 1-0 on the season, while Luke Skywokka fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Happy Golladays   Luke Skywokka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.92 points, the Ravens defense scored 68.2% more than that amount by scoring 15 points in a 38-6 win over the Browns. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 306 yards, and forced 3 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Happy Golladays this week. The Ravens will go up against the Texans next week.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Happy Golladays
Points
% of total points 136
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25.3
16.39
18.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.3
17.34
15.7%
3
Julio Jones
WR
21.2
16.09
15.6%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
15
8.92
11%
Luke Skywokka
Points
% of total points 135.48
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
29.4
13.01
21.7%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
24.9
16.46
18.4%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23.1
13.57
17.1%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
16.18
15.86
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Happy Golladays had a 101.10-95.88 lead. For Happy Golladays, Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Luke Skywokka with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Happy Golladays, while Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal, contributing to a 136.00-118.98 lead for Happy Golladays.

Points By Position

  Happy Golladays   Luke Skywokka

Game Notes

Happy Golladays had six of their 11 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Luke Skywokka had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Happy Golladays won despite starting Bo Scarbrough, who scored zero points.
Happy Golladays recorded more points than their projected total, while Luke Skywokka fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 0.52-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Calvin Ridley (29.4 points) posted the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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