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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
manuel's Super Team
1-0 96.14
118.13
 
VS
proj
Glory Boyz
85.84 0-1
114.01

Offensively challenged manuel's Super Team come back to beat Glory Boyz, 96.14-85.84

manuel's Super Team came from behind to earn a 96.14-85.84 victory over Glory Boyz in spite of ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. Trailing 85.84-77.44 heading into Monday night, manuel's Super Team roared back behind Melvin Gordon III (14.1 points) and James Conner (2.7). DeAndre Hopkins (22.1 points) and Patrick Mahomes (20.44) carried the flag for Glory Boyz in the loss. manuel's Super Team (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Cool Brees, while Glory Boyz (0-1) face off against kennedy's Team in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  manuel's Super Team   Glory Boyz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Titans in Week 1, Gordon III scored 14.1 points to beat his 11.18-point projection. He ran for 78 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on manuel's Super Team this week. Gordon III will square off against the Steelers next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

manuel's Super Team
Points
% of total points 96.14
1
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19.8
16.84
20.6%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
17.64
21.61
18.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
14.9
12.88
15.5%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.1
11.18
14.7%
Glory Boyz
Points
% of total points 85.84
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
13.57
25.7%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
20.44
24.95
23.8%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.6
12.5
14.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
9.55
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Clyde Edwards-Helaire had a 27-yard touchdown run for manuel's Super Team, helping to give the team a 32.90-20.44 lead.
Sunday Late
Zane Gonzalez had a 56-yard field goal for manuel's Super Team, who trailed 85.84-44.90 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  manuel's Super Team   Glory Boyz

Game Notes

manuel's Super Team got the W even though only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Glory Boyz had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Glory Boyz (DeAndre Hopkins and Patrick Mahomes) scored more points than Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the leading scorer for manuel's Super Team.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
manuel's Super Team ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Glory Boyz ranked 9th.
The matchup's 10.3-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did manuel's Super Team win, but they also easily covered the 4.11-point projected margin of victory.
For Glory Boyz, DeAndre Hopkins recorded 22.1 points, the fourth-best score for a WR this week.

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