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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
😂😂 Clinton-Dix
1-0 123.2
138.38
 
VS
proj
Whole ngata love
116.58 0-1
126.04

😂😂 Clinton-Dix fall short of predictions, find way to beat Whole ngata love, 123.20-116.58

Full of promise, 😂😂 Clinton-Dix dropped the ball, at least based on projections. Still, they secured a 123.20-116.58 victory over Whole ngata love. Whole ngata love nabbed a 16.40-point lead on Thursday, but 😂😂 Clinton-Dix held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Chris Carson (24.6 points) and Dalvin Cook (21.8). Josh Allen (32.18 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (19.8) were the leaders for Whole ngata love in the loss. 😂😂 Clinton-Dix (1-0) will look to earn another W against 12North, while Whole ngata love (0-1) will try to get back on track against BattleShipp.

Matchup Timeline

  😂😂 Clinton-Dix   Whole ngata love

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Carson scored 24.6 points against the Falcons in Week 1 to beat his 15.71-point projection. He racked up 66 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on 😂😂 Clinton-Dix this week. In Week 2, Carson and the Seahawks will go up against the Patriots.
Chris Carson

Top Player Comparison

😂😂 Clinton-Dix
Points
% of total points 123.2
1
Chris Carson
RB
24.6
15.71
20%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.8
19.08
17.7%
3
Drew Brees
QB
18.4
22.65
14.9%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
17
18.5
13.8%
Whole ngata love
Points
% of total points 116.58
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.18
22.36
27.6%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
19.17
17%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
18
11.99
15.4%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.6
18.25
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for Whole ngata love, contributing to a 35.40-19.00 lead for Whole ngata love.
Sunday Late
Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for 😂😂 Clinton-Dix, contributing to a 123.20-107.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  😂😂 Clinton-Dix   Whole ngata love

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on 😂😂 Clinton-Dix scored higher than their point projections.
Whole ngata love had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Whole ngata love can partially blame the loss on Kenny Golladay, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.62-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
😂😂 Clinton-Dix managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.34-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen registered 32.18 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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