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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
MAWGRIP's Team
1-0 113.86
145.55
 
VS
proj
SpongeBills
110.2 0-1
154.51

Offensively challenged MAWGRIP's Team defeat SpongeBills in 113.86-110.20 battle

Ranking eighth in the league in points scored for the week, MAWGRIP's Team were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that had an even worse week, eking out a 113.86-110.20 victory over SpongeBills. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as MAWGRIP's Team led 101.26-78.70 heading into Monday night. SpongeBills made them sweat behind JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 6 passes for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24.9 points, and James Conner, who ran for 9 yards (3.7 points). Tom Brady (22.46 points) and Amari Cooper (18.1) were the stars for MAWGRIP's Team in the victory. MAWGRIP's Team (1-0) will look to build on their success against Gridiron, while SpongeBills (0-1) will attempt to get their first win against CᴵᵀᵞOᶠAᴺᴳᴱᴸѕ.

Matchup Timeline

  MAWGRIP's Team   SpongeBills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper just beat his 15.82-point projection with 18.1 points against the Rams in Week 1. He caught 10 passes for 81 yards in the 20-17 loss. Cooper ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

MAWGRIP's Team
Points
% of total points 113.86
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.46
24.06
19.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
18.1
15.82
15.9%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.6
17.29
15.5%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.6
16.59
14.6%
SpongeBills
Points
% of total points 110.2
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.9
17.32
22.6%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
21.8
19.49
19.8%
3
Drew Brees
QB
17.4
23.41
15.8%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
11.5
16.05
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, MAWGRIP's Team boasted an 83.16-73.70 lead. For MAWGRIP's Team, Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for SpongeBills with a 46-yard pass.

Points By Position

  MAWGRIP's Team   SpongeBills

Game Notes

MAWGRIP's Team got the win even though only four of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
SpongeBills had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
MAWGRIP's Team won despite starting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense, who scored zero points.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
SpongeBills ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while MAWGRIP's Team ranked 8th.
The matchup's 3.66-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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