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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Packerbackers
1-0 95.36
111.64
 
VS
proj
Magic Skol Bus
78.58 0-1
102.01

Packerbackers manage to knock off Magic Skol Bus 95.36-78.58 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Packerbackers did enough to take down Magic Skol Bus, coming out on top with a 95.36-78.58 victory. Packerbackers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 15.16-point lead on Thursday behind Tom Brady (29.16 points) and Mike Evans (2.4). CeeDee Lamb (16.4 points) and Darrell Henderson Jr. (14.7) were the top scorers for Magic Skol Bus in the loss. Packerbackers (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against The Mad Scientist, while Magic Skol Bus (0-1) meet Yeti Attack! in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Packerbackers   Magic Skol Bus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen nearly doubled his 11.28-point projection with 21.2 points against the Bengals in Week 1. He caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 27-24 loss. Thielen ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 95.36
1
Tom Brady
QB
29.16
22.04
30.6%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
21.2
11.28
22.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
11
10.21
11.5%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
10.9
13.08
11.4%
Magic Skol Bus
Points
% of total points 78.58
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.4
11.05
20.9%
2
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
14.7
11.14
18.7%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14.38
21.76
18.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.7
13.43
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, but after all was said and done, Packerbackers had a 31.56-16.40 lead. For Packerbackers, Tom Brady had a 47-yard touchdown pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Magic Skol Bus with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Packerbackers to contribute to a 63.66-58.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Packerbackers   Magic Skol Bus

Game Notes

Packerbackers got the victory even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Magic Skol Bus had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Packerbackers ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Magic Skol Bus ranked 12th.
The matchup's 16.78-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Packerbackers win, but they also covered the 9.63-point forecasted margin of victory.

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