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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
1-0 112
99.25
 
VS
proj
Naperville Methlab
103 0-1
109.16

Throw up the X defeat Naperville Methlab, 112-103

Throw up the X showed up and outperformed expectations, earning a 112-103 victory over Naperville Methlab, who fell short of projections. Naperville Methlab took a 6-point lead on Thursday, but Throw up the X held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matthew Stafford (321 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Russell Wilson (254 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Joe Mixon (127 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 23 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Naperville Methlab in the loss. Throw up the X (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Arizona Mini Teeth, while Naperville Methlab (0-1) face plano tiburon in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   Naperville Methlab

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Bears in Week 1, Kupp caught 7 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 19 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Throw up the X this week. Kupp will square off against the Colts next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 112
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
40
27.09
35.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
19
12.25
17%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
19
9.34
17%
4
Chris Carson
RB
9
13.1
8%
Naperville Methlab
Points
% of total points 103
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39
31.08
37.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
20
12.09
19.4%
3
DeVonta Smith
WR
13
8.77
12.6%
4
DJ Moore
WR
9
9.46
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass for Naperville Methlab, helping the team to a 95-24 lead.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Throw up the X, helping the team to a 112-101 lead.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   Naperville Methlab

Game Notes

Throw up the X won despite the fact that only four of their nine starters exceeded their projected scores.
Naperville Methlab had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Throw up the X put up more points than their projected total, while Naperville Methlab fell shy of their projection.
Naperville Methlab ranked 4th in the league in scoring this week, while Throw up the X put up the 2nd-best score.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the defeat, Russell Wilson recorded 39 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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