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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Shallee's Champion Team
1-0 130.5
121.84
 
VS
proj
Anthony's First-Rate Team
104.22 0-1
126.58

Anthony's First-Rate Team lose to Shallee's Champion Team in 130.50-104.22 rout

There's no way around it, Anthony's First-Rate Team underperformed, at least based on projections, as Shallee's Champion Team cruised to a 130.50-104.22 victory. Anthony's First-Rate Team earned a 21.42-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding performance from Dak Prescott (28.42 points). But it was all Shallee's Champion Team after that. They were led by Adam Thielen, who caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.7 points, and David Montgomery, who ran for 108 yards and a touchdown (18.3 points). Shallee's Champion Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Justin Fields, while Anthony's First-Rate Team (0-1) attempt to generate some positive momentum against J1's Excellent Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Shallee's Champion Team   Anthony's First-Rate Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Vikings lost to the Bengals 27-24. In doing so, he put up 25.7 points and scored 79.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Shallee's Champion Team this week. In Week 2, Thielen and the Vikings will square off against the Cardinals.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Shallee's Champion Team
Points
% of total points 130.5
1
Adam Thielen
WR
25.7
14.33
19.7%
2
David Montgomery
RB
18.3
13.85
14%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.2
24.62
13.2%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
13.09
11.7%
Anthony's First-Rate Team
Points
% of total points 104.22
1
Dak Prescott
QB
28.42
22.41
27.3%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
21.1
15.77
20.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.7
16.47
11.2%
4
Mike Davis
RB
8.7
13.48
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Anthony's First-Rate Team, helping Anthony's First-Rate Team to a 28.42-7.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Shallee's Champion Team to contribute to a 103.00-79.62 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 41-yard run for Shallee's Champion Team, contributing to a 130.50-100.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Shallee's Champion Team   Anthony's First-Rate Team

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on Shallee's Champion Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Anthony's First-Rate Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Shallee's Champion Team recorded more points than their projected total, while Anthony's First-Rate Team fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 26.28-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Dak Prescott scored 28.42 points, the fifth-best score for a signal-caller this week.

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