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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
1-0 124.3
146.92
 
VS
proj
Soonerjack
123.5 0-1
165.52

Offensively challenged Roughnecks defeat Soonerjack in 124.3-123.5 battle

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Roughnecks were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, eking out a 124.3-123.5 victory over Soonerjack. Soonerjack made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Roughnecks led 124.3-112.5 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11 points from Daniel Carlson on Monday night for Soonerjack. Roughnecks were led by Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Chris Godwin (9 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Roughnecks (1-0) will look to add to their success against Dirty Hippies, while Soonerjack (0-1) attempt to right the ship against Norman Nobodies.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   Soonerjack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys, Godwin scored 23.5 points this week. He scored 35.1% more than his 17.39-point projection in the 31-29 win. Godwin ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 124.3
1
Travis Kelce
TE
25.6
19.99
20.6%
2
Chris Godwin
WR
23.5
17.39
18.9%
3
Josh Allen
QB
21.9
30.94
17.6%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
17.6
18.19
14.2%
Soonerjack
Points
% of total points 123.5
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
26.64
22.4%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
27.1
23.76
21.9%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
12.7
15.2
10.3%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
12.1
12.48
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robby Anderson had a 57-yard touchdown catch for Soonerjack, who trailed 89.1-68.1 after the early slate.
Monday
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for Soonerjack.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   Soonerjack

Game Notes

Roughnecks won even though only two of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Soonerjack had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Roughnecks won despite starting Odell Beckham Jr., who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for Soonerjack (Christian McCaffrey and Teddy Bridgewater) scored more points than Travis Kelce, the leading scorer for Roughnecks.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Soonerjack ranked 12th in the league in scoring this week, while Roughnecks ranked 11th.
The matchup's 0.8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Christian McCaffrey (27.7 points) recorded the highest score for a RB this week.

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