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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
We Pack the Meat
1-0 224.86
210.17
 
VS
proj
Ted Lasso
161.86 0-1
209.26

Ted Lasso succumb to We Pack the Meat, 224.86-161.86

Ted Lasso failed to rise to the occasion, as We Pack the Meat earned a 224.86-161.86 victory. We Pack the Meat never trailed in this one after nabbing a 44.34-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Matt Ryan (51.4 points) and John Brown (19). Raheem Mostert (30.1 points) and Derek Carr (23.56) did their part for Ted Lasso in the loss. We Pack the Meat improve to 1-0 on the season, while Ted Lasso fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  We Pack the Meat   Ted Lasso

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hopkins caught 14 passes for 151 yards as the Cardinals beat the 49ers 24-20. In doing so, he put up 35.1 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on We Pack the Meat this week. Next week, Hopkins will go up against the Football Team.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

We Pack the Meat
Points
% of total points 224.86
1
Matt Ryan
QB
51.4
31.14
22.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
35.1
16.91
15.6%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
29.56
29.59
13.1%
4
John Brown
WR
19
13.92
8.4%
Ted Lasso
Points
% of total points 161.86
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
30.1
14.02
18.6%
2
Derek Carr
QB
23.56
29.12
14.6%
3
Drew Brees
QB
21.4
29.8
13.2%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
11.1
15.68
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, We Pack the Meat became the proud owner of a 117.20-72.86 lead. Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for We Pack the Meat, while Henry Ruggs III had a 45-yard catch. Derek Carr made the highlight reel for Ted Lasso with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch for Ted Lasso, while Drew Brees had a 46-yard pass for the team, who trailed 168.30-144.66 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  We Pack the Meat   Ted Lasso

Game Notes

Only six of the 16 starters on We Pack the Meat exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Ted Lasso had only three of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
We Pack the Meat recorded more points than their projected total, while Ted Lasso failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 63-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did We Pack the Meat earn the win, but they also covered the 0.91-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Raheem Mostert recorded 30.1 points, the second-best score for a RB this week.

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