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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
slackers
1-0 195
138.87
 
VS
proj
Headatitis
141 0-1
144.51

slackers defy projections, defeat Headatitis, 195-141

slackers beat their projected point total, earning a 195-141 victory over Headatitis, who fell short of projections. slackers never trailed in this one after earning a 27-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (38 points). Tyler Lockett (4 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Lamar Jackson (235 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 86 Rush Yds) did their part for Headatitis in the loss. slackers (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against slim pikn'z, while Headatitis (0-1) meet The Devil's Rejects in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  slackers   Headatitis

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel scored 33 points against the Lions in Week 1 to more-than-double his 13.66-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on slackers this week. In Week 2, Samuel and the 49ers will play the Eagles.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

slackers
Points
% of total points 195
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38
28.62
19.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
38
15.87
19.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
36
18.83
18.5%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
33
13.66
16.9%
Headatitis
Points
% of total points 141
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
26
16.22
18.4%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
23
25.93
16.3%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
22
21.63
15.6%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
19
15.23
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for slackers, contributing to a 38-11 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was slackers who claimed the lead, 150-94. Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass for slackers, while Deebo Samuel had a 79-yard touchdown catch. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Headatitis with a 69-yard touchdown catch and a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 75-yard touchdown catch for slackers, contributing to a 186-118 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 49-yard pass for Headatitis.

Points By Position

  slackers   Headatitis

Game Notes

slackers had six of their nine starting players exceed their projected point totals.
Headatitis had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
slackers had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Headatitis.
slackers recorded more points than their projected total, while Headatitis fell short of their projection.
slackers ranked 1st in the league in scoring this week, while Headatitis ranked 4th.
The matchup's 54-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.

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