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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Tompa Bay
1-0 131.36
127.32
 
VS
proj
The Graveyard
122.64 0-1
136.33

The Graveyard come up short of projections, succumb to Tompa Bay, 131.36-122.64

There's no easy way to put it, The Graveyard didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Tompa Bay secured a 131.36-122.64 victory. The Graveyard earned a 15.60-point lead on Thursday, but Tompa Bay held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams, who caught 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns for 41.6 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns (24.46 points). Chris Carson (24.6 points) and Dak Prescott (19.64) were the leaders for The Graveyard in the loss. Tompa Bay (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Tua-finity & beyond, while The Graveyard (0-1) will try to right the ship against OnlyCams.

Matchup Timeline

  Tompa Bay   The Graveyard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Vikings in Week 1, Adams caught 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 41.6 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Tompa Bay this week. Adams will play the Lions next week.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Tompa Bay
Points
% of total points 131.36
1
Davante Adams
WR
41.6
19.5
31.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24.46
22.86
18.6%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
14.5
16.75
11%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
13
15.08
9.9%
The Graveyard
Points
% of total points 122.64
1
Chris Carson
RB
24.6
15.71
20.1%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
19.64
24.79
16%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
16.1
18.84
13.1%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.6
18.25
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Davante Adams had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch for Tompa Bay to contribute to a 70.50-64.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Tompa Bay owned a 122.46-86.90 lead. For Tompa Bay, Jared Cook had a 46-yard catch. Robbie Gould made the highlight reel for The Graveyard with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Tompa Bay   The Graveyard

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on Tompa Bay exceeded their projected scoring totals.
The Graveyard had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tompa Bay recorded more points than their projected total, while The Graveyard fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 8.72-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Chris Carson scored 24.6 points, the fifth-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Tompa Bay
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Tompa Bay! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then we have found an area to improve. Our running backs were thoroughly overmatched this past week. Mark Ingram II (29 yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and Kenyan Drake (65 yards, one TD) combined for just 17.4 points in Week 1. Derrick Henry and Chris Carson doubled us up with a score of 40.7. We need to put some more effort into scouting these upcoming defenses!
The Graveyard
You can feel good knowing that your generosity this week didn't go unnoticed. It takes a true winner to help someone like Tompa Bay succeed... and when the time comes, perhaps they'll return the favor by taking a couple of kickers early in next year's draft (something like that). Keep your head up, The Graveyard!