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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Jinxproof
1-0 163.74
123.03
 
VS
proj
Mr. Phamtastic
96.06 0-1
105.04

Jinxproof top expectations, earn win against Mr. Phamtastic in 163.74-96.06 rout

Jinxproof beat their projected point total, cruising to a 163.74-96.06 victory over Mr. Phamtastic, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Jinxproof grabbed a 65.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs. Adams caught 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns for 36.6 points, while Jacobs racked up 139 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (33.9 points). Julio Jones (9 Rec, 157 Rec Yds) and Tom Brady (239 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did their part for Mr. Phamtastic in the loss. Jinxproof (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Snakebitten!!!, while Mr. Phamtastic (0-1) will try to get their first W against LBJ GOAT.

Matchup Timeline

  Jinxproof   Mr. Phamtastic

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 16.12 points, Adams more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 36.6 points as the Packers beat the Vikings 43-34. He caught 14 passes for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Jinxproof this week. Next week, Adams will play the Lions.
Davante Adams

Top Player Comparison

Jinxproof
Points
% of total points 163.74
1
Davante Adams
WR
36.6
16.12
22.4%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
33.9
16.56
20.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
21.6
14.27
13.2%
4
Dak Prescott
QB
16.64
23.08
10.2%
Mr. Phamtastic
Points
% of total points 96.06
1
Julio Jones
WR
22.2
16.09
23.1%
2
Tom Brady
QB
21.46
20.74
22.3%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
15.6
17.63
16.2%
4
Michael Badgley
K
10
6.9
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Jinxproof had a 106.60-41.10 lead. For Jinxproof, Davante Adams had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard catch. Julio Jones had a 44-yard catch for Mr. Phamtastic, while Henry Ruggs III had a 45-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Jinxproof   Mr. Phamtastic

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Jinxproof scored higher than their projected point totals.
Mr. Phamtastic had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Jinxproof put up more points than their projected total, while Mr. Phamtastic fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 67.68-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Jinxproof win, but they also easily covered the 17.99-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Julio Jones (22.2 points) posted the fifth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Jinxproof
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? With stout performances by Josh Jacobs and Chris Carson, our crew made that a point of emphasis this past week. We doubled Mr. Phamtastic up at the running back spot (55.5 points to 22.7). Jacobs had 139 total yards and three TDs, while Carson logged 66 yards and two scores.
Mr. Phamtastic
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive skill players on Mr. Phamtastic combined to record a healthy 441 total yards. No one from that group could find his way to the end zone in Week 1.