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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
PAGE's Wondrous Team
1-0 104.02
123.22
 
VS
proj
Let’s ride
103.4 0-1
115.75

PAGE's Wondrous Team manage to defeat Let’s ride in 104.02-103.40 battle

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but PAGE's Wondrous Team did enough to knock off Let’s ride, eking out a 104.02-103.40 victory. Let’s ride made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. PAGE's Wondrous Team led 99.02-85.60 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 17.8 points from Russell Wilson on Monday night for Let’s ride. PAGE's Wondrous Team were led by Travis Kelce, who caught 8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown for 22.1 points, and Kyler Murray, who passed for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 29 yards (20.62 points). PAGE's Wondrous Team (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Del's Dandy Team, while Let’s ride (0-1) face Houston Dashers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  PAGE's Wondrous Team   Let’s ride

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22.1 points, Kelce scored 50.4% more than his 14.7-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Cardinals 44-21. He caught 8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on PAGE's Wondrous Team this week. Next week, Kelce will square off against the Chargers.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

PAGE's Wondrous Team
Points
% of total points 104.02
1
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.7
21.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
20.62
22.88
19.8%
3
James Conner
RB
14
14.84
13.5%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
12.3
12.01
11.8%
Let’s ride
Points
% of total points 103.4
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
22.6
12.77
21.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
17.8
19.45
17.2%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
14.8
13.99
14.3%
4
Greg Joseph
K
13
7.51
12.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for PAGE's Wondrous Team, helping to stake the team to a 6.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Greg Joseph had a 56-yard field goal for Let’s ride, who trailed 93.62-85.60 after the late afternoon action.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Let’s ride.

Points By Position

  PAGE's Wondrous Team   Let’s ride

Game Notes

PAGE's Wondrous Team won even though only two of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Let’s ride had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 0.62-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with PAGE's Wondrous Team. They won, but failed to cover the 7.47-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Michael Pittman Jr. registered 22.6 points, the fifth-highest score for a wideout this week.

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