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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The mystery machine
1-0 106.48
130.21
 
VS
proj
andre's Team
106.08 0-1
128.63

The mystery machine come back to defeat andre's Team in 106.48-106.08 battle despite falling short of expectations

Both teams failed to bring their A game, but The mystery machine did enough to beat andre's Team. Predicted to win 130.21-128.63, The mystery machine staged an impressive comeback to earn a 106.48-106.08 victory over andre's Team. The mystery machine trailed 102.58-89.98 heading into Monday night, but the unit charged back behind Josh Jacobs (34 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Deebo Samuel (9 Rec, 189 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Christian McCaffrey (98 Rush Yds, 89 Rec Yds) carried the flag for andre's Team in the loss. The mystery machine (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Bad News Bears, while andre's Team (0-1) try to develop some positive momentum against Gridiron Gladiators.

Matchup Timeline

  The mystery machine   andre's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Chiefs in Week 1, Landry racked up 84 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.9 points and scored 40.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The mystery machine this week. In Week 2, Landry and the Browns will face the Texans.
Jarvis Landry

Top Player Comparison

The mystery machine
Points
% of total points 106.48
1
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.9
12.07
15.9%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
16.5
11.9
15.5%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
13.38
20.99
12.6%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
12.2
12.55
11.5%
andre's Team
Points
% of total points 106.08
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
27.4
12.08
25.8%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.2
23.39
21.9%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
14.5
14.83
13.7%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
14.18
21.08
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which andre's Team became the proud owner of an 87.18-64.98 lead. For The mystery machine, Robby Anderson had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Deebo Samuel made the highlight reel for andre's Team with a 79-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 53-yard field goal for andre's Team, contributing to a 102.58-89.98 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The mystery machine   andre's Team

Game Notes

The mystery machine got the W despite the fact that only four of their 10 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
andre's Team had only two of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
andre's Team can partially blame the loss on the Chicago Bears defense, who didn't score any points.
Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey both outscored Jarvis Landry, the leading scorer for The mystery machine.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 0.4-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The mystery machine managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 1.58-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Deebo Samuel (27.4 points) posted the third-best score for a WR this week.

Coach Talk

The mystery machine
Narrow victories like this can be incredibly important for the locker room. Persevering through obstacles and succeeding in the face of adversity... expect the The mystery machine team chemistry to be sky-high riding into Week 2.
andre's Team
Well, andre's Team, this week's problem isn't exactly advanced calculus. Starting Ronald Jones II and the Chicago Bears defense in what wound up being a tight fantasy matchup... let's all just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume it's not going to happen again?