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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Mile High Modernas
1-0 145.9
149.37
 
VS
proj
ROID RAGERS INC.
97.66 0-1
139.39

ROID RAGERS INC. lose to Mile High Modernas, 145.90-97.66

There's no way around it, ROID RAGERS INC. underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Mile High Modernas came out on top with a 145.90-97.66 victory. Mile High Modernas never trailed in this one after grabbing a 12.12-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Dalvin Cook (17.4 points) and Robbie Gould (15.2). Russell Wilson (254 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Christian Kirk (5 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) led the way for ROID RAGERS INC. in the loss. Mile High Modernas (1-0) will look to build on their success against Yo mama said U Ugly, while ROID RAGERS INC. (0-1) face We Want the Funk in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Mile High Modernas   ROID RAGERS INC.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 16.63 points, Winston scored 78.1% more than that amount by scoring 29.62 points as the Saints beat the Packers 38-3. He passed for 148 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 37 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mile High Modernas this week. Next week, Winston will go up against the Panthers.
Jameis Winston

Top Player Comparison

Mile High Modernas
Points
% of total points 145.9
1
Jameis Winston
QB
29.62
16.63
20.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.3
13.42
13.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
20.61
11.9%
4
Robbie Gould
K
15.2
9.56
10.4%
ROID RAGERS INC.
Points
% of total points 97.66
1
Russell Wilson
QB
24.06
21.47
24.6%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
21.5
7.77
22%
3
Josh Allen
QB
14.2
22.79
14.5%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
8.7
14.38
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Mile High Modernas owned an 86.08-73.96 lead. Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal for Mile High Modernas, while Joe Burrow had a 50-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for ROID RAGERS INC., while Christian Kirk had a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jameis Winston had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Mile High Modernas to contribute to a 125.60-89.46 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mile High Modernas   ROID RAGERS INC.

Game Notes

Mile High Modernas got the win even though only four of their 11 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
ROID RAGERS INC. had only two of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
ROID RAGERS INC. can partially blame the loss on Mike Gesicki, who didn't score any points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 48.24-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Mile High Modernas win, but they also easily covered the 9.98-point forecasted margin of victory.

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