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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
waterloo vikes
1-0 288.88
220.82
 
VS
proj
Rawkfist
139.76 0-1
202.15

waterloo vikes defeat Rawkfist in 288.88-139.76 rout

waterloo vikes beat their projected point total, cruising to a 288.88-139.76 victory over Rawkfist, who fell short of projections. waterloo vikes nabbed a 0.58-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (31 points) and Ryan Succop (7) and never relinquished it. Dak Prescott (403 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and T.J. Hockenson (8 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Rawkfist in the loss. waterloo vikes (1-0) will look to build on their success against Blak and Blu, while Rawkfist (0-1) will meet Oilers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  waterloo vikes   Rawkfist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shepard scored 29.8 points in a 27-13 loss to the Broncos to more-than-double his 14.82-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on waterloo vikes this week. In Week 2, Shepard and the Giants will face the Football Team.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

waterloo vikes
Points
% of total points 288.88
1
Kyler Murray
QB
42.56
29.33
14.7%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
35.7
20.49
12.4%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
31
20.5
10.7%
4
Corey Davis
WR
30.2
17.73
10.5%
Rawkfist
Points
% of total points 139.76
1
Dak Prescott
QB
37.42
26.9
26.8%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
30.7
15.9
22%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
16.6
15.85
11.9%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.04
21.4
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Rawkfist for the team, who trailed 38.00-37.42 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for waterloo vikes, while Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch, helping waterloo vikes to a 223.10-136.86 lead.
Sunday Late
Sterling Shepard had a 37-yard touchdown catch for waterloo vikes, helping the team to a 286.70-139.76 lead.

Points By Position

  waterloo vikes   Rawkfist

Game Notes

waterloo vikes had nine of their 12 starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Rawkfist had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Rawkfist can partially blame the loss on Sam Ficken, who didn't score any points.
waterloo vikes put up more points than their projected total, while Rawkfist failed to reach their projection.
This matchup featured both the league's highest (288.88) and league's lowest (139.76) scores of the week.
The matchup's 149.12-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did waterloo vikes get the win, but they also easily covered the 18.67-point projected margin of victory.
For Rawkfist, Dak Prescott put up 37.42 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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