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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Kevin Shea's Team
1-0 135
133.13
 
VS
proj
Touch Down Town
103 0-1
88.35

Touch Down Town fall to Kevin Shea's Team in 135-103 rout despite topping predictions

Touch Down Town exceeded expectations, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Kevin Shea's Team rolled to a 135-103 win. There wasn't much drama in this matchup, as Kevin Shea's Team jumped out to a 36-point lead on Thursday behind 52 points from Tom Brady (379 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Rob Gronkowski (8 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). DeAndre Hopkins (20 points) and Nick Chubb (19) were the leaders for Touch Down Town in defeat. Kevin Shea's Team (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bill Belicheat, while Touch Down Town (0-1) attempt to get some positive momentum against Beefman.

Matchup Timeline

  Kevin Shea's Team   Touch Down Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gronkowski more-than-tripled his 6.09-point projection with 21 points against the Cowboys in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 31-29 win. Gronkowski will face the Falcons next week.
Rob Gronkowski

Top Player Comparison

Kevin Shea's Team
Points
% of total points 135
1
Tom Brady
QB
31
22.05
23%
2
Rob Gronkowski
TE
21
6.09
15.6%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
17
15.92
12.6%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
17
19.49
12.6%
Touch Down Town
Points
% of total points 103
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
12.98
19.4%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
19
13.37
18.4%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
17
7.27
16.5%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16
10.33
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Kevin Shea's Team emerged with a 52-16 lead. For Kevin Shea's Team, Tom Brady had a 47-yard touchdown pass. CeeDee Lamb made the highlight reel for Touch Down Town with a 22-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Kevin Shea's Team   Touch Down Town

Game Notes

Just three of the 11 starting players on Kevin Shea's Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Despite seven of their 12 starters exceeding their projected points, Touch Down Town lost.
Touch Down Town could have used points from David Bada and Kenny Randall, as both put up goose eggs.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 32-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Kevin Shea's Team managed to get the win, but did not cover the 44.78-point projected margin of victory.
For Touch Down Town, DeAndre Hopkins scored 20 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

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