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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Nick's Notable Team
1-0 105.44
99.99
 
VS
proj
SLEEPYHEADS
66.5 0-1
98.53

SLEEPYHEADS fall short of predictions, lose to Nick's Notable Team in 105.44-66.50 rout

SLEEPYHEADS fell short of their projected point total, as Nick's Notable Team cruised to a 105.44-66.50 victory. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as Nick's Notable Team jumped out to a 35.34-point lead on Thursday behind standout efforts from Patrick Mahomes and Sammy Watkins. Mahomes passed for 211 yards and 3 touchdowns for 20.44 points, while Watkins caught 7 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown (14.5 points). Drew Brees (160 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Kenyan Drake (60 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the top scorers for SLEEPYHEADS in defeat. Nick's Notable Team (1-0) will look to notch another W against Waynes Wacky Weasels, while SLEEPYHEADS (0-1) will take on Quaran-TEAM in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Nick's Notable Team   SLEEPYHEADS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson scored 5.6 points against the Packers in Week 1 to beat his 3.12-point projection. He caught 3 passes for 56 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Nick's Notable Team this week. In Week 2, Johnson and the Vikings will battle the Colts.
Olabisi Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Nick's Notable Team
Points
% of total points 105.44
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
21.1
11.91
20%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
24.95
19.4%
3
Chris Carson
RB
18.6
12.82
17.6%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
14.5
8.22
13.8%
SLEEPYHEADS
Points
% of total points 66.5
1
Drew Brees
QB
14.4
19.09
21.7%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
12.5
13.2
18.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
10.6
12.77
15.9%
4
Zack Moss
RB
8.7
9
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Nick's Notable Team who emerged with the lead, 105.44-65.60. For Nick's Notable Team, Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for SLEEPYHEADS, while Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Nick's Notable Team   SLEEPYHEADS

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Nick's Notable Team exceeded their scoring projections.
SLEEPYHEADS had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Nick's Notable Team had four players score more points than the leading scorer for SLEEPYHEADS.
Nick's Notable Team recorded more points than their projected total, while SLEEPYHEADS failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 38.94-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Nick's Notable Team win, but they also covered the 1.46-point projected margin of victory.

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