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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Favorite Son and Projo
1-0 127
124.03
 
VS
proj
Cookin Mac and cheese
117 0-1
123.77

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, Cookin Mac and cheese fall to Favorite Son and Projo, 127-117

Hampered by a goose egg from Brandon Aiyuk, Cookin Mac and cheese were unable to overcome Favorite Son and Projo, which secured a 127-117 win. Favorite Son and Projo leapt out to a 60-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 62 points from Kyler Murray (289 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Sam Darnold (279 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and never looked back. Teddy Bridgewater (264 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds) and Mac Jones (281 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for Cookin Mac and cheese in the loss. Favorite Son and Projo (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against Kittle League Champs, while Cookin Mac and cheese (0-1) meet Donggrapers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Favorite Son and Projo   Cookin Mac and cheese

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 27.28 points, Murray scored 50.3% more than that amount by scoring 41 points as the Cardinals beat the Titans 38-13. He passed for 289 yards , ran for 20 yards and scored 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Favorite Son and Projo this week. In Week 2, Murray and the Cardinals will play the Vikings.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Favorite Son and Projo
Points
% of total points 127
1
Kyler Murray
QB
41
27.28
32.3%
2
Sam Darnold
QB
21
21.16
16.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
12
12.96
9.4%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
11
9.1
8.7%
Cookin Mac and cheese
Points
% of total points 117
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
23
19.85
19.7%
2
Mac Jones
QB
17
18.48
14.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
14
18.39
12%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
14
17.02
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for Favorite Son and Projo, while Sam Darnold had a 57-yard touchdown pass, helping Favorite Son and Projo to a 100-40 lead.

Points By Position

  Favorite Son and Projo   Cookin Mac and cheese

Game Notes

Favorite Son and Projo won even though only three of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Cookin Mac and cheese had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Cookin Mac and cheese can partially blame the loss on Brandon Aiyuk, who didn't score any points.
Favorite Son and Projo scored more points than their projected total, while Cookin Mac and cheese fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 10-point margin was the sixth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Favorite Son and Projo earn the win, but they also covered the 0.26-point projected margin of victory.

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