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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
timmy's Fascinating Team
1-0 93.88
121.45
 
VS
proj
Bud’s Broiler
85.22 0-1
108.19

Offensively challenged timmy's Fascinating Team come back to top Bud’s Broiler, 93.88-85.22

Despite posting only the ninth-highest point total in the league for the week, timmy's Fascinating Team rallied to earn a 93.88-85.22 victory over Bud’s Broiler. timmy's Fascinating Team trailed 85.22-67.80 heading into Sunday night, but the squad came storming back behind Leonard Fournette, who ran for 127 yards for 14.7 points, and Tom Brady, who passed for 212 yards and a touchdown (11.38 points). Joe Burrow (338 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (42 Rush Yds, 32 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leading scorers for Bud’s Broiler in defeat. timmy's Fascinating Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Byte This!, while Bud’s Broiler (0-1) meet Bristow LizardKing in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  timmy's Fascinating Team   Bud’s Broiler

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.58 points, Diggs scored 52.3% more than that amount by scoring 22.2 points as the Bills beat the Rams 31-10. He caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on timmy's Fascinating Team this week. Diggs will square off against the Titans next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

timmy's Fascinating Team
Points
% of total points 93.88
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
14.58
23.6%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
15.7%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
12.9
10.7
13.7%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
12.3
16.8
13.1%
Bud’s Broiler
Points
% of total points 85.22
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
26.1%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.9
11.53
24.5%
3
Wil Lutz
K
10
8.24
11.7%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
9.1
15.15
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for timmy's Fascinating Team, while Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal, helping to stake timmy's Fascinating Team to a 29.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was timmy's Fascinating Team who grabbed the lead, 55.50-49.82. For timmy's Fascinating Team, Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Wil Lutz made the highlight reel for Bud’s Broiler with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for timmy's Fascinating Team to contribute to a 93.88-85.22 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  timmy's Fascinating Team   Bud’s Broiler

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on timmy's Fascinating Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Bud’s Broiler had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored below their projected point total.
The matchup featured the two lowest scores of the week.
The matchup's 8.66-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
timmy's Fascinating Team managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 13.26-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow (22.22 points) recorded the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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