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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
DreDreDeWinner🤑
1-0 184
196.7
 
VS
proj
Square357
179 0-1
192.78

DreDreDeWinner🤑 knock off Square357 in 184-179 battle

DreDreDeWinner🤑 earned a narrow win over Square357, narrowly earning a 184-179 victory. Square357 had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. DreDreDeWinner🤑 led 158-151 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 28 points from the Baltimore Ravens defense on Monday night for Square357. The Los Angeles Rams defense (41 points) and Joe Mixon (37) were the top performers for DreDreDeWinner🤑 in the victory. DreDreDeWinner🤑 improve to 1-0 on the season, while Square357 fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  DreDreDeWinner🤑   Square357

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Vikings in Week 1, Mixon racked up 150 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 37 points and scored 66.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on DreDreDeWinner🤑 this week. Mixon will square off against the Bears next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

DreDreDeWinner🤑
Points
% of total points 184
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
41
41.11
22.3%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
37
22.29
20.1%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
31
19.69
16.8%
4
Ty'Son Williams
RB
20
13.84
10.9%
Square357
Points
% of total points 179
1
Tom Brady
QB
41
28.96
22.9%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
33
20.45
18.4%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
29
19.58
16.2%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
28
30.49
15.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Thursday, after which Square357 boasted a 74-31 lead. For DreDreDeWinner🤑, CeeDee Lamb had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Square357 with a 47-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 53-yard field goal for DreDreDeWinner🤑, helping the team to a 158-151 lead.
Monday
Ty'Son Williams had a 35-yard touchdown run for DreDreDeWinner🤑 on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  DreDreDeWinner🤑   Square357

Game Notes

DreDreDeWinner🤑 won even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Square357 had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did DreDreDeWinner🤑 win, but they also covered the 3.92-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tom Brady recorded 41 points, the fourth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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