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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Stay Cappin
1-0 224.35
230.46
 
VS
proj
Patriot Killer
198.8 0-1
227.67

Patriot Killer fall short of predictions, succumb to Stay Cappin, 224.35-198.80

There's no way around it, Patriot Killer underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Stay Cappin secured a 224.35-198.80 victory. Stay Cappin never trailed in this one after taking an 11.50-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette. Patrick Mahomes (42.65 points) and Russell Wilson (37.6) did everything they could for Patriot Killer in the loss. Stay Cappin (1-0) will look to build on their success against The Overkiller's, while Patriot Killer (0-1) attempt to earn their first win against Naked Bootlegs.

Matchup Timeline

  Stay Cappin   Patriot Killer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Bengals in Week 1, Thielen caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.2 points and scored 74.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Stay Cappin this week. Thielen will face the Cardinals next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Stay Cappin
Points
% of total points 224.35
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
33.55
27.03
15%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
30.2
17.31
13.5%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
25.6
19.94
11.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
20.4
22.1
9.1%
Patriot Killer
Points
% of total points 198.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
42.65
33.17
21.5%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
37.6
31.15
18.9%
3
Darren Waller
TE
26.5
16.31
13.3%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
24.3
12.28
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Stay Cappin owned a 141.80-75.50 lead. For Stay Cappin, Adam Thielen had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Patriot Killer with a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass for Patriot Killer, while Sterling Shepard had a 37-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 179.80-167.30 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Stay Cappin, helping the team to a 213.35-167.30 lead.

Points By Position

  Stay Cappin   Patriot Killer

Game Notes

Just six of the 15 starters on Stay Cappin scored higher than their projected point totals.
Patriot Killer had only four of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Stay Cappin won despite starting Trey Sermon, who scored zero points.
Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson both outscored Matthew Stafford, the leading scorer for Stay Cappin.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 25.55-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Stay Cappin win, but they also covered the 2.79-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Patrick Mahomes recorded 42.65 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.

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