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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Pounders
1-0 452.51
522.64
 
VS
proj
Mike Honcho '18
401.53 0-1
469.13

Pounders come back to beat Mike Honcho '18 452.51-401.53 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Pounders did enough to knock off Mike Honcho '18. Predicted to triumph by a score of 522.64-469.13, Pounders came back for a 452.51-401.53 victory over Mike Honcho '18. Trailing 401.53-362.17 heading into Sunday night, Pounders charged back behind Matthew Stafford, who passed for 321 yards and 3 touchdowns for 52.43 points, and Robert Woods, who caught 3 passes for 27 yards and a touchdown (24.28 points). Kirk Cousins (61.55 points) and Keenan Allen (54) led the way for Mike Honcho '18 in defeat. Pounders (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against West's Dominators, while Mike Honcho '18 (0-1) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Anthony Scudder.

Matchup Timeline

  Pounders   Mike Honcho '18

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones made 3 tackles and recorded 2 sacks as the Chiefs beat the Browns 33-29. In doing so, he put up 7 points to scored 49.9% higher than his 4.67-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Pounders this week. Jones will square off against the Ravens next week.
Chris Jones

Top Player Comparison

Pounders
Points
% of total points 452.51
1
Russell Wilson
QB
54.83
58.11
12.1%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
54.3
42
12%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
52.43
48.27
11.6%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
51.2
47.49
11.3%
Mike Honcho '18
Points
% of total points 401.53
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
61.55
47.73
15.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
54
45.29
13.4%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
44
23.43
11%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
38.53
40.99
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Pounders, contributing to a 65.30-5.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Mike Honcho '18 boasted a 314.20-220.81 lead. For Pounders, Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass. Kirk Cousins had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Mike Honcho '18, while Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Pounders to contribute to a 452.51-401.53 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pounders   Mike Honcho '18

Game Notes

More than half (11 of the 20) of the starters on Pounders exceeded their projected point totals.
Mike Honcho '18 had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The matchup's 50.98-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Pounders managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 53.51-point projected margin of victory.

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