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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
john's Astounding Team
1-0 110.2
118.5
 
VS
proj
#1 Dirty Bird
85.12 0-1
121.14

#1 Dirty Bird succumb to john's Astounding Team, 110.20-85.12

There's no sugarcoating it, #1 Dirty Bird dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as john's Astounding Team emerged victorious with a 110.20-85.12 victory. john's Astounding Team took an early 14.10-point lead on Thursday. #1 Dirty Bird came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Joe Burrow (22.22 points) and Nick Chubb (14.8). Unphased, john's Astounding Team pulled it together later that afternoon, as Patrick Mahomes (34.9 points) and James Conner (14) put them back in the lead once and for all. john's Astounding Team (1-0) will look to get another W against Makaala's Bold Team, while #1 Dirty Bird (0-1) face Siddharth's Superb Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  john's Astounding Team   #1 Dirty Bird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 31-10 win over the Rams, Davis scored 16.8 points to beat his 10.86-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on john's Astounding Team this week. Next week, Davis will face the Titans.
Gabe Davis

Top Player Comparison

john's Astounding Team
Points
% of total points 110.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
34.9
24.73
31.7%
2
Gabe Davis
WR
16.8
10.86
15.2%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
13.58
12.7%
4
James Conner
RB
14
14.84
12.7%
#1 Dirty Bird
Points
% of total points 85.12
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
26.1%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
14.8
13.99
17.4%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
17.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.7
19.75
16.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for john's Astounding Team, helping to stake the team to a 16.80-2.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for #1 Dirty Bird, who trailed 110.20-70.42 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  john's Astounding Team   #1 Dirty Bird

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on john's Astounding Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
#1 Dirty Bird had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 25.08-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Joe Burrow put up 22.22 points, the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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