Week 1
Fighting Chichiwawas
1-0 110.38
117.7
sbmurks fall short of expectations, lose to Fighting Chichiwawas, 110.38-88.68
sbmurks failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Fighting Chichiwawas emerged victorious with a 110.38-88.68 victory. Fighting Chichiwawas never trailed in this one after earning an 11.62-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Julio Jones (23.2 points) and Chris Carson (21.6). Raheem Mostert (56 Rush Yds, 95 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matt Ryan (450 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did everything they could for sbmurks in the loss. Fighting Chichiwawas (1-0) will look to build on their success against Football Giants, while sbmurks (0-1) attempt to get their first W against Naked Canadians.
Matchup Timeline
Fighting Chichiwawas
sbmurks
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Against the Falcons in Week 1, Carson racked up 66 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes. In doing so, he put up 21.6 points and scored 51.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Fighting Chichiwawas this week. Carson will battle the Patriots next week.
Top Player Comparison
Matchup Highlights
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Fighting Chichiwawas owned a 61.60-49.98 lead. For Fighting Chichiwawas, Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for sbmurks with a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Raheem Mostert had a 76-yard touchdown catch for sbmurks, who trailed 87.80-73.08 after the late afternoon slate.
Points By Position
Fighting Chichiwawas
sbmurks
Game Notes
Fighting Chichiwawas won despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
sbmurks had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 21.7-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Fighting Chichiwawas earn the win, but they also easily covered the 7.24-point projected margin of victory.
For sbmurks, Raheem Mostert put up 23.1 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.
Coach Talk
Fighting Chichiwawas
Good job deploying a starting crew that tallied more than 110 points this past week. We did what we needed to do and took care of business. Let's maintain this momentum as we step into our next challenge in Week 2.
sbmurks
Just one field goal on four attempts? Seems like Stephen Gostkowski may have just kicked himself back into the free agent pool after this performance.