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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Pulsechamber
1-0 154.1
114.38
 
VS
proj
AZTECS
104.5 0-1
103.37

Pulsechamber smirk at projections, defeat AZTECS in 154.1-104.5 rout

Pulsechamber rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 154.1-104.5 victory over AZTECS. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Pulsechamber took a 36.8-point lead on Thursday behind Cooper Kupp, who caught 13 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams (10 Rec, 141 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Russell Wilson (340 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for AZTECS in defeat. Pulsechamber improve to 1-0 on the season, while AZTECS fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Pulsechamber   AZTECS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pittman Jr. (9 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 32.1 points against the Texans in Week 1. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 15.74-point projection. Pittman Jr. ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Michael Pittman Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Pulsechamber
Points
% of total points 154.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44.9
28.74
29.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
36.8
20.62
23.9%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
32.1
15.74
20.8%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
23.5
21.17
15.2%
AZTECS
Points
% of total points 104.5
1
Davante Adams
WR
35.1
17.07
33.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
25.8
22.47
24.7%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
15.8
15.54
15.1%
4
Wil Lutz
K
10
7.74
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for AZTECS, while Wil Lutz had a 51-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 109.2-35.4 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for AZTECS, who trailed 154.1-78.7 after the late round of games.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for AZTECS.

Points By Position

  Pulsechamber   AZTECS

Game Notes

More than half (4 of the 7) of the starters on Pulsechamber scored higher than their projected point totals.
Despite four of their seven starters exceeding their points projection, AZTECS lost.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup's 49.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Pulsechamber win, but they also easily covered the 11.01-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Davante Adams put up 35.1 points, the third-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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