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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Julio Think You Are
1-0 193.58
167.66
 
VS
proj
The Network Grid
171.5 0-1
162.85

Julio Think You Are knock off The Network Grid, 193.58-171.50

Julio Think You Are outperformed expectations, securing a 193.58-171.50 victory over The Network Grid. Julio Think You Are leapt out to a 39.40-point lead on Thursday behind 39.4 points from David Johnson (77 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 32 Rec Yds) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (20 Pts Allowed, 360 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (46.8 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (32.1) carried the flag for The Network Grid in the loss. Julio Think You Are (1-0) will look to notch another W against Captain Panic, while The Network Grid (0-1) will face The Rough Draft in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Julio Think You Are   The Network Grid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Jets in Week 1, Allen passed for 312 yards , ran for 57 yards and scored 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 53.68 points and scored 60.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Julio Think You Are this week. In Week 2, Allen and the Bills will battle the Dolphins.
Josh Allen

Top Player Comparison

Julio Think You Are
Points
% of total points 193.58
1
Josh Allen
QB
53.68
33.42
27.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
27.7
19.57
14.3%
3
David Johnson
RB
25.4
23.67
13.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.6
15.34
8.6%
The Network Grid
Points
% of total points 171.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
46.8
32.87
27.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
32.1
16.59
18.7%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.1
28.6
11.7%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
18
19.01
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch for Julio Think You Are to contribute to a 177.98-55.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for The Network Grid, who trailed 193.58-141.80 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Julio Think You Are   The Network Grid

Game Notes

Julio Think You Are had six of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
The Network Grid had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 22.08-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Julio Think You Are win, but they also easily covered the 4.81-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Kyler Murray (46.8 points) recorded the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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