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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The Vaccinators
1-0 490.9
540.49
 
VS
proj
DOOMSDAY D
462.7 0-1
446.14

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Vaccinators coming back to knock off DOOMSDAY D, 490.9-462.7

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Vaccinators earned a come-from-behind win over DOOMSDAY D, staging an impressive comeback for a 490.9-462.7 victory. Despite trailing 462.7-421.6 heading into Monday night, The Vaccinators rallied behind Ty'Son Williams, who racked up 94 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 30.9 points, and Darren Waller, who caught 10 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown (20.5 points). Trevor Lawrence (112.8 points) and Shaq Thompson (50) carried the flag for DOOMSDAY D in defeat. The Vaccinators (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Gang Green, while DOOMSDAY D (0-1) will take on Mahomes on the Hill in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Vaccinators   DOOMSDAY D

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Titans in Week 1, Hopkins caught 6 passes for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 28.3 points to nearly double his 15.21-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Vaccinators this week. Next week, Hopkins will battle the Vikings.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

The Vaccinators
Points
% of total points 490.9
1
Russell Wilson
QB
117.2
73.64
23.9%
2
Isaiah Simmons
LB
45
42.77
9.2%
3
Devin White
LB
40
46.17
8.1%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
35
32.17
7.1%
DOOMSDAY D
Points
% of total points 462.7
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
112.8
62.93
24.4%
2
Shaq Thompson
LB
50
24.92
10.8%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
38.9
12.74
8.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
33.9
13.2
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch for DOOMSDAY D to contribute to a 67.9-40.0 lead for DOOMSDAY D.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Vaccinators had a 385.2-310.0 lead. For The Vaccinators, Russell Wilson had a 69-yard touchdown pass and a 23-yard touchdown pass. Trevor Lawrence had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for DOOMSDAY D, while Deebo Samuel had a 79-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Ty'Son Williams had a 35-yard touchdown run for The Vaccinators during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The Vaccinators   DOOMSDAY D

Game Notes

Only eight of the 19 starting players on The Vaccinators exceeded their scoring projections.
DOOMSDAY D had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was DOOMSDAY D even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
The Vaccinators got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while DOOMSDAY D outscored their projection.
The matchup's 28.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with The Vaccinators. They won, but did not cover the 94.35-point projected margin of victory.

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