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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Tightest Ends
1-0 99.02
90.9
 
VS
proj
Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!
96.56 0-1
107.73

Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! succumb to The Tightest Ends in 99.02-96.56 battle

Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! underperformed their projected point total, as The Tightest Ends staged an impressive comeback to earn a 99.02-96.56 victory. Despite trailing 96.56-77.52 heading into Monday night, The Tightest Ends charged back behind Darren Waller (21.5 points). Adam Thielen (9 Rec, 92 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kirk Cousins (351 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! in the loss. The Tightest Ends improve to 1-0 on the season, while Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Tightest Ends   Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Gronkowski registered 25 points this week. He nearly tripled his 8.47-point projection in the 31-29 win. Gronkowski will face the Falcons next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

The Tightest Ends
Points
% of total points 99.02
1
Rob Gronkowski
TE
25
8.47
25.2%
2
T.J. Hockenson
TE
21.7
10.69
21.9%
3
Darren Waller
TE
21.5
13.18
21.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.7
16.47
11.8%
Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!
Points
% of total points 96.56
1
Adam Thielen
WR
25.7
14.33
26.6%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
22.04
19.65
22.8%
3
Ryan Tannehill
QB
15.18
21.7
15.7%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
10.04
15.48
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins linked up with Adam Thielen for a 24-yard touchdown pass for Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!, contributing to an 88.56-74.20 lead for Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!.

Points By Position

  The Tightest Ends   Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!!

Game Notes

Four of the seven starters on The Tightest Ends exceeded their projected point totals.
Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! had only two of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
The Tightest Ends scored more points than their projected total, while Dwayne Haskins' Punch-Out!! fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 2.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Adam Thielen scored 25.7 points, the fourth-best score for a wideout this week.

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