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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
WindyCity Rebels
1-0 119
121.1
 
VS
proj
Pop's
114 0-1
113.86

WindyCity Rebels overcome starter's goose egg, beat Pop's, 119-114

Despite a 0-point week from Elijah Moore, WindyCity Rebels were able to persevere and earn the win, emerging victorious with a 119-114 victory over Pop's. WindyCity Rebels nabbed a 55-point lead on Thursday behind 55 points from Tom Brady (379 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Antonio Brown (5 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (19 points) and Cooper Kupp (16) did everything they could for Pop's in the loss. WindyCity Rebels (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Caz *, while Pop's (0-1) will attempt to get their first victory against Skins on the Warpath.

Matchup Timeline

  WindyCity Rebels   Pop's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cowboys in Week 1, Brown scored 18 points to more-than-double his 8.53-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on WindyCity Rebels this week. Brown will go up against the Falcons in Week 2.
Antonio Brown

Top Player Comparison

WindyCity Rebels
Points
% of total points 119
1
Tom Brady
QB
37
25.79
31.1%
2
Antonio Brown
WR
18
8.53
15.1%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
14
8.41
11.8%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
13
9.22
10.9%
Pop's
Points
% of total points 114
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
19
25.82
16.7%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
16
9.34
14%
3
DeVonta Smith
WR
13
8.58
11.4%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
13
5.03
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady found Antonio Brown for a 47-yard touchdown pass for WindyCity Rebels, helping to stake WindyCity Rebels to a 55-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was WindyCity Rebels who owned the lead, 93-79. For WindyCity Rebels, DJ Chark Jr. had a 41-yard touchdown catch. Jalen Reagor made the highlight reel for Pop's with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for Pop's.

Points By Position

  WindyCity Rebels   Pop's

Game Notes

WindyCity Rebels had six of their 11 starters exceed their projected points.
Despite six of their 11 starters scoring higher than their points projection, Pop's lost.
WindyCity Rebels won despite starting Elijah Moore, who scored zero points.
WindyCity Rebels got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Pop's exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
WindyCity Rebels managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 7.24-point projected margin of victory.

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