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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
larry's Team
1-0 250.8
226.8
 
VS
proj
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE
172.5 0-1
185.38

larry's Team outperform projections, earn win against BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE in 250.8-172.5 rout

larry's Team outperformed expectations, rolling to a 250.8-172.5 victory over BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE, who fell short of projections. larry's Team pulled out to a 29.4-point lead on Thursday behind Rob Gronkowski (25 points) and Ryan Succop (7) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (235 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 86 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE in the loss. larry's Team (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Leader of the PACK, while BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE (0-1) take on MOBSQUAD in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  larry's Team   BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Gronkowski scored 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

larry's Team
Points
% of total points 250.8
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
61.6
54.17
24.6%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
25
8.47
10%
3
Corey Davis
WR
24.2
12.81
9.6%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.2
23.61
9.3%
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE
Points
% of total points 172.5
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
45.6
51.73
26.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.6
16.54
13.1%
3
Robbie Gould
K
14
9.22
8.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
11.4
16.26
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which larry's Team emerged with a 138.5-84.0 lead. For larry's Team, Corey Davis had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Robbie Gould made the highlight reel for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE with a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 70-yard touchdown run for larry's Team, contributing to a 158.8-126.9 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 67-yard touchdown pass for larry's Team to contribute to a 220.4-126.9 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE.

Points By Position

  larry's Team   BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE

Game Notes

larry's Team won despite the fact that only seven of their 18 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE had only six of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
larry's Team put up more points than their projected total, while BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 78.3-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did larry's Team get the win, but they also covered the 41.42-point projected margin of victory.

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