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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Novaforce
1-0 119.76
114.41
 
VS
proj
Captain Hindsight
94.62 0-1
106.81

Captain Hindsight succumb to Novaforce in 119.76-94.62 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Captain Hindsight didn't do their job, at least compared to projections, as Novaforce rolled to a 119.76-94.62 victory. Novaforce grabbed a 12.50-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin (15.5 points) and never let it go. Darren Waller (10 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and D'Andre Swift (39 Rush Yds, 65 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Captain Hindsight in defeat. Novaforce (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Earth-99 StL Rams, while Captain Hindsight (0-1) match up against WannaBes in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Novaforce   Captain Hindsight

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (65 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 29 Rec Yds) scored 15.4 points in a 33-27 lost to the Raiders in Week 1. His scoring output was 62.3% more than his 9.49-point projection. Williams will face the Chiefs next week.
Ty'Son Williams

Top Player Comparison

Novaforce
Points
% of total points 119.76
1
Kyler Murray
QB
34.56
25.38
28.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
19.6
13.09
16.4%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
15.5
11.29
12.9%
4
Ty'Son Williams
RB
15.4
9.49
12.9%
Captain Hindsight
Points
% of total points 94.62
1
Darren Waller
TE
17.5
10.01
18.5%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.4
9.07
17.3%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
16
11.1
16.9%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
12.02
18.58
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Novaforce owned a 78.46-55.52 lead. For Novaforce, Kyler Murray had a 26-yard touchdown pass. D'Andre Swift made the highlight reel for Captain Hindsight with a 43-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Ty'Son Williams had a 35-yard touchdown run for Novaforce during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Novaforce   Captain Hindsight

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Novaforce scored higher than their projected point totals.
Captain Hindsight had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Novaforce recorded more points than their projected total, while Captain Hindsight fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 25.14-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Novaforce earn the W, but they also easily covered the 7.6-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Darren Waller recorded 17.5 points, the third-best score for a tight end this week.

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