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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Gridiron
1-0 174.04
158.55
 
VS
proj
Jay's Team
109.68 0-1
139.32

Jay's Team lose to Gridiron in 174.04-109.68 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Jay's Team dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Gridiron cruised to a 174.04-109.68 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this one, as Gridiron jumped out to a 57.34-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from Patrick Mahomes (20.44 points) and David Johnson (19.9). Russell Wilson (31.78 points) and Derrick Henry (16.1) carried the flag for Jay's Team in the loss. Gridiron (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against MAWGRIP's Team, while Jay's Team (0-1) try to develop some positive momentum against Joe Bidens nephew.

Matchup Timeline

  Gridiron   Jay's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Slayton caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Giants lost to the Steelers 26-16. In doing so, he put up 37.2 points to more-than-double his 13.25-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Gridiron this week. Slayton will face the Bears next week.
Darius Slayton

Top Player Comparison

Gridiron
Points
% of total points 174.04
1
Darius Slayton
WR
37.2
13.25
21.4%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
29.87
11.7%
3
David Johnson
RB
19.9
15.02
11.4%
4
Robert Woods
WR
17.9
16.1
10.3%
Jay's Team
Points
% of total points 109.68
1
Russell Wilson
QB
31.78
25.6
29%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16.1
19.41
14.7%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.5
17.52
13.2%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
11.1
16.06
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 38-yard touchdown pass for Jay's Team, who trailed 109.64-71.78 after the early slate.
Monday
Darius Slayton had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Gridiron during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Gridiron   Jay's Team

Game Notes

Seven of the 10 starters on Gridiron scored higher than their projected point totals.
Jay's Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Jay's Team can partially blame the loss on Kenny Golladay, who didn't score any points.
Gridiron scored more points than their projected total, while Jay's Team failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 64.36-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Gridiron get the win, but they also easily covered the 19.23-point projected margin of victory.
For Jay's Team, Russell Wilson scored 31.78 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

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