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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Double Tap Champ
1-0 200
208.09
 
VS
proj
King Cobras
148 0-1
198.1

King Cobras fall short of expectations, succumb to Double Tap Champ, 200-148

There's no easy way to say it, King Cobras underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Double Tap Champ emerged victorious with a 200-148 victory. Double Tap Champ took an early 5-point lead on Thursday. King Cobras came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by the Philadelphia Eagles defense (29 points) and Dalvin Cook (26). Unphased, Double Tap Champ rallied later that afternoon, as DeAndre Hopkins (45 points) and Kyler Murray (34) put them back in the lead for good. Double Tap Champ improve to 1-0 on the season, while King Cobras fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Double Tap Champ   King Cobras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the 49ers in Week 1, Hopkins caught 14 passes for 151 yards . In doing so, he put up 45 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Double Tap Champ this week. Next week, Hopkins will square off against the Football Team.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

Double Tap Champ
Points
% of total points 200
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
45
19.52
22.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
34
24.87
17%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
27
18.75
13.5%
4
David Johnson
RB
26
18.14
13%
King Cobras
Points
% of total points 148
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
29
35.95
19.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
26
23.4
17.6%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
23
23.27
15.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
21
22.36
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown run for Double Tap Champ, contributing to a 200-137 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Double Tap Champ   King Cobras

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Double Tap Champ scored higher than their projected point totals.
King Cobras had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 52-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Double Tap Champ get the win, but they also easily covered the 9.99-point forecasted margin of victory.
On the losing side, the Philadelphia Eagles defense recorded 29 points, the fifth-highest score for a DEF this week.

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