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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The GoffFather
1-0 92.16
101.2
 
VS
proj
SteelTown Rockstar
70.06 0-1
102.14

SteelTown Rockstar succumb to The GoffFather in 92.16-70.06 rout

There's no easy way to say it, SteelTown Rockstar dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as The GoffFather cruised to a 92.16-70.06 victory. The GoffFather got out to an early 0.60-point lead on Thursday. SteelTown Rockstar came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (23.2 points) and Joe Burrow (18.64). Not to be deterred, The GoffFather made a run later that afternoon, as Nick Chubb (21.1 points) and Courtland Sutton (1.9) put them back in the lead for good. The GoffFather improve to 1-0 on the season, while SteelTown Rockstar fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The GoffFather   SteelTown Rockstar

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goff (338 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) scored 29.92 points in a 41-33 lost to the 49ers in Week 1. His scoring output nearly doubled his 15.45-point projection. Goff will face the Packers next week.
Jared Goff

Top Player Comparison

The GoffFather
Points
% of total points 92.16
1
Jared Goff
QB
29.92
15.45
32.5%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
21.1
15.77
22.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
17.4
20.61
18.9%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
10.3
14.9
11.2%
SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 70.06
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.2
23.39
33.1%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
18.64
19.41
26.6%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.6
12.14
18%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
12.02
18.58
17.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which SteelTown Rockstar had a 65.86-62.62 lead. For The GoffFather, Jared Goff had a 43-yard touchdown pass. Joe Burrow made the highlight reel for SteelTown Rockstar with a 50-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The GoffFather   SteelTown Rockstar

Game Notes

The GoffFather emerged victorious even though only two of their seven starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
SteelTown Rockstar had only one of their seven starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup's 22.1-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Christian McCaffrey recorded 23.2 points, the highest score for a RB this week.

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