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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
CircleTheWagons
1-0 97.6
132.74
 
VS
proj
Chautauqua Ballers
96.7 0-1
121.07

Offensively challenged CircleTheWagons come back to beat Chautauqua Ballers in 97.6-96.7 battle

While they ranked only 12th in the league in points scored for the week, CircleTheWagons rallied to earn a 97.6-96.7 victory over Chautauqua Ballers. CircleTheWagons trailed 78.7-76.1 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Darren Waller, who caught 10 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown for 21.5 points. Lamar Jackson (18 points) and Jonathan Taylor (14.6) did everything they could for Chautauqua Ballers in defeat. CircleTheWagons (1-0) will look to sustain their momentum against I Heart Chiavettas, while Chautauqua Ballers (0-1) will face Danny's Dandy Team in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  CircleTheWagons   Chautauqua Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.33 points, Thielen scored 79.3% more than that amount by scoring 25.7 points as the Vikings lost to the Bengals 27-24. He caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on CircleTheWagons this week. Thielen will battle the Cardinals next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

CircleTheWagons
Points
% of total points 97.6
1
Adam Thielen
WR
25.7
14.33
26.3%
2
Darren Waller
TE
21.5
13.18
22%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.2
23.72
17.6%
4
Mike Davis
RB
8.7
13.49
8.9%
Chautauqua Ballers
Points
% of total points 96.7
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
18
23.06
18.6%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
14.6
17.24
15.1%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.6
12.14
13%
4
Gabriel Davis
WR
11
4.72
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch for CircleTheWagons, contributing to a 71.0-51.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Darius Slayton had a 42-yard catch for Chautauqua Ballers, who trailed 76.1-67.8 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for Chautauqua Ballers.

Points By Position

  CircleTheWagons   Chautauqua Ballers

Game Notes

Only three of the 10 starting players on CircleTheWagons exceeded their scoring projections.
Chautauqua Ballers had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Chautauqua Ballers can partially blame the loss on Mike Gesicki, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
CircleTheWagons ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Chautauqua Ballers ranked 13th.
The matchup's 0.9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with CircleTheWagons. They got the W, but failed to cover the 11.67-point projected margin of victory.

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