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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
I’m Pickle Rick!
1-0 149.88
117.95
 
VS
proj
Joel's Father
81.64 0-1
122.2

I’m Pickle Rick! brush off expectations, earn win over Joel's Father in 149.88-81.64 rout

I’m Pickle Rick! brought their A game, rolling to a 149.88-81.64 victory over Joel's Father, who fell short of projections. I’m Pickle Rick! got out to a 4.56-point lead on Thursday behind Sammy Watkins (18 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (7) and never let go of it. Patrick Mahomes (20.44 points) and Stefon Diggs (12.6) did everything they could for Joel's Father in the loss. I’m Pickle Rick! (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Iceman, while Joel's Father (0-1) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Hi_Hater.

Matchup Timeline

  I’m Pickle Rick!   Joel's Father

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the 49ers in Week 1, Hopkins caught 14 passes for 151 yards . In doing so, he put up 25.1 points to scored 81.5% higher than his 13.83-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on I’m Pickle Rick! this week. In Week 2, Hopkins and the Cardinals will go up against the Football Team.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

I’m Pickle Rick!
Points
% of total points 149.88
1
Josh Allen
QB
29.18
21.26
19.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25.1
13.83
16.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
21.6
14.27
14.4%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
18
10.43
12%
Joel's Father
Points
% of total points 81.64
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
26.7
25%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.6
13.03
15.4%
3
Matt Prater
K
12
8.53
14.7%
4
Jared Cook
TE
11.5
8.61
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch for Joel's Father, who trailed 121.18-72.04 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  I’m Pickle Rick!   Joel's Father

Game Notes

Six of the nine starters on I’m Pickle Rick! scored higher than their projected point totals.
Joel's Father had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Josh Allen, DeAndre Hopkins, and Chris Carson all scored more points than Patrick Mahomes, the leading scorer for Joel's Father.
I’m Pickle Rick! recorded more points than their projected total, while Joel's Father failed to reach their projection.
The matchup featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 68.24-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

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