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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Hard Knockers
1-0 113.2
129.83
 
VS
proj
abel's Wondrous Team
86.6 0-1
154.51

Hard Knockers come up short of predictions, find way to defeat abel's Wondrous Team, 113.2-86.6

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Hard Knockers did enough to knock off abel's Wondrous Team. Predicted to lose 154.5-129.8, Hard Knockers secured a 113.2-86.6 victory over abel's Wondrous Team. Hard Knockers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 17.9-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (26.9 points). Ryan Tannehill (18.3 points) and Jonathan Taylor (11.6) carried the flag for abel's Wondrous Team in the loss. Hard Knockers (1-0) will look to add to their success against Los Pollos Hermanos, while abel's Wondrous Team (0-1) will attempt to earn their first victory against The Low Men in Yellow Coats.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Knockers   abel's Wondrous Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooper caught 13 passes for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Cowboys lost to the Buccaneers 31-29. In doing so, he put up 26.9 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hard Knockers this week. In Week 2, Cooper and the Cowboys will square off against the Chargers.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Hard Knockers
Points
% of total points 113.2
1
Amari Cooper
WR
26.9
10.64
23.8%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.4
19.06
12.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
12.9
13.08
11.4%
4
Tyler Bass
K
11
9.34
9.7%
abel's Wondrous Team
Points
% of total points 86.6
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
18.3
28.06
21.1%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
11.6
16.29
13.4%
3
Devin White
LB
9
11.68
10.4%
4
Jordan Poyer
S
7.5
9.26
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Hard Knockers, helping the team to a 26.9-9.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Hard Knockers   abel's Wondrous Team

Game Notes

Only three of the 14 starting players on Hard Knockers exceeded their projected scoring totals.
All 14 starters for abel's Wondrous Team fell below their projected points.
Hard Knockers won despite having two starters (Clayton Fejedelem and Trey Sermon) score zero points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Hard Knockers ranked 9th in the league in scoring this week, while abel's Wondrous Team ranked 12th.
The matchup's 26.6-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.

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