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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Badass Ballers
1-0 128.14
105.96
 
VS
proj
Tokyo Terminators
58.92 0-1
109.22

Badass Ballers knock off Tokyo Terminators in 128.14-58.92 rout

Badass Ballers stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 128.14-58.92 victory over Tokyo Terminators, who fell short of projections. Badass Ballers got out to a 21.50-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (14.5 points) and Greg Zuerlein (7) and never looked back. Josh Jacobs (34 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Kareem Hunt (33 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 28 Rec Yds) did their part for Tokyo Terminators in the loss. Badass Ballers (1-0) will look to get another win against Midway Mutants, while Tokyo Terminators (0-1) face Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Badass Ballers   Tokyo Terminators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense allowed 16 points, surrendered 371 yards, and forced a fumble in a 23-16 win over the Bills. In doing so, they put up 14 points to more-than-triple their 4.32-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Badass Ballers this week. The Steelers will go up against the Raiders in Week 2.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Badass Ballers
Points
% of total points 128.14
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
22
10.06
17.2%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
17.64
20.02
13.8%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.5
9.97
12.9%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
15.1
18.24
11.8%
Tokyo Terminators
Points
% of total points 58.92
1
Josh Jacobs
RB
16
11.05
27.2%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
14.1
10.53
23.9%
3
Greg Joseph
K
8
7.39
13.6%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
7.7
18.12
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Badass Ballers became the proud owner of an 86.84-23.70 lead. Tyler Lockett had a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch for Badass Ballers, while Joe Burrow had a 50-yard touchdown pass. Greg Joseph made the highlight reel for Tokyo Terminators with a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Badass Ballers   Tokyo Terminators

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Badass Ballers scored higher than their point projections.
Tokyo Terminators had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Tyler Lockett, Joe Burrow, and Darren Waller all scored more points than Josh Jacobs, the leading scorer for Tokyo Terminators.
Badass Ballers recorded more points than their projected total, while Tokyo Terminators failed to reach their projection.
The matchup featured both the league's highest (128.14) and league's lowest (58.92) scores of the week.
The matchup's 69.22-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Josh Jacobs recorded 16 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

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