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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
1-0 183.05
169.69
 
VS
proj
The Dogs of War
145.95 0-1
151.01

Dirty Hippies top The Dogs of War, 183.05-145.95

Dirty Hippies scored a hard-fought win over The Dogs of War, securing a 183.05-145.95 victory. The Dogs of War leapt out to a 62.70-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 52.7 points from Rob Gronkowski (8 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Antonio Brown (5 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Dirty Hippies held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray (289 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Dirty Hippies (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Roughnecks, while The Dogs of War (0-1) face DARC NARC in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   The Dogs of War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 25 points, Mixon scored 49.4% more than his 16.73-point projection as the Bengals beat the Vikings 27-24. He racked up 150 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dirty Hippies this week. Mixon will square off against the Bears in Week 2.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 183.05
1
Kyler Murray
QB
44.45
31.04
24.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
26.3
20.88
14.4%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
25
16.73
13.7%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
19.4
15.16
10.6%
The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 145.95
1
Rob Gronkowski
TE
29
10.3
19.9%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
24.4
12.17
16.7%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
23.7
13.94
16.2%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
20.8
11.42
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Antonio Brown had a 47-yard touchdown catch for The Dogs of War, helping to stake The Dogs of War to a 64.70-2.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Dirty Hippies who owned the lead, 125.95-105.10. For Dirty Hippies, Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass. D'Andre Swift made the highlight reel for The Dogs of War with a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 70-yard touchdown run for The Dogs of War, who trailed 170.65-136.95 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   The Dogs of War

Game Notes

Six of the 11 starters on Dirty Hippies exceeded their projected point totals.
The Dogs of War had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dirty Hippies scored more points than their projected total, while The Dogs of War fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 37.1-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Dirty Hippies get the W, but they also covered the 18.68-point projected margin of victory.
For The Dogs of War, Rob Gronkowski (29 points) recorded the highest score for a TE this week.

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