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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Neopol jets
1-0 133.06
129.64
 
VS
proj
Raising Cardinals
123.82 0-1
135.46

Neopol jets overcome starter's goose egg, top Raising Cardinals, 133.06-123.82

Despite a 0-point performance from Trey Sermon, Neopol jets were able to persevere and earn the win, securing a 133.06-123.82 victory over Raising Cardinals. Neopol jets never trailed in this one after taking a 19.90-point lead on Thursday behind CeeDee Lamb. Darren Waller (21.5 points) and David Montgomery (18.3) were the leaders for Raising Cardinals in the loss. Neopol jets (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Born Tua be wild, while Raising Cardinals (0-1) will attempt to get their first W against Slinks Mayhem.

Matchup Timeline

  Neopol jets   Raising Cardinals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill caught 11 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Browns 33-29. In doing so, he put up 31.6 points and scored 82.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Neopol jets this week. In Week 2, Hill and the Chiefs will battle the Ravens.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Neopol jets
Points
% of total points 133.06
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
31.6
17.3
23.7%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.76
20.8
21.6%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
19.9
14.05
15%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
12.9
15.98
9.7%
Raising Cardinals
Points
% of total points 123.82
1
Darren Waller
TE
21.5
13.19
17.4%
2
David Montgomery
RB
18.3
13.85
14.8%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
15.2
12.44
12.3%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
14.6
17.25
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Neopol jets, helping the team to a 19.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Neopol jets to contribute to a 75.36-68.82 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Neopol jets, helping the team to a 125.06-68.82 lead.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 41-yard run for Raising Cardinals, who trailed 133.06-102.32 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Neopol jets   Raising Cardinals

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starters on Neopol jets scored higher than their projected point totals.
Raising Cardinals had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Neopol jets won despite starting Trey Sermon, who scored zero points.
Neopol jets scored more points than their projected total, while Raising Cardinals fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 9.24-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Darren Waller scored 21.5 points, the fourth-highest score for a tight end this week.

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