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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
eddie's Cool Team
1-0 120.26
116.37
 
VS
proj
Almighty Push
85.5 0-1
113.8

Almighty Push come up short of expectations, lose to eddie's Cool Team in 120.26-85.50 romp

There's no way around it, Almighty Push underdelivered, at least according to projections, as eddie's Cool Team cruised to a 120.26-85.50 victory. Almighty Push jumped out to a 22.20-point lead on Thursday behind a standout performance from Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But it was all eddie's Cool Team after that. They were led by Justin Jefferson (34.9 points) and Davante Adams (25.1). eddie's Cool Team (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against A. Brown Knows Her, while Almighty Push (0-1) will take on Art's Unrivaled Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  eddie's Cool Team   Almighty Push

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson caught 9 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Vikings beat the Packers 23-7. In doing so, he put up 34.9 points to more-than-double his 16.29-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on eddie's Cool Team this week. Jefferson will battle the Eagles in Week 2.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

eddie's Cool Team
Points
% of total points 120.26
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
34.9
16.29
29%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25.1
13.96
20.9%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
13.58
11.6%
4
Trey Lance
QB
10.96
19.93
9.1%
Almighty Push
Points
% of total points 85.5
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
14.58
26%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
17.8
19.45
20.8%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.8
12.57
15%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
7.8
11.23
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Almighty Push, helping give Almighty Push a 22.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Almighty Push who grabbed the lead, 49.80-41.56. For eddie's Cool Team, Trey Lance had a 44-yard pass. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Almighty Push with a 49-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Jefferson had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 64-yard catch for eddie's Cool Team, while Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 110.56-62.70 lead for eddie's Cool Team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Almighty Push.

Points By Position

  eddie's Cool Team   Almighty Push

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on eddie's Cool Team exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Almighty Push had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
eddie's Cool Team scored more points than their projected total, while Almighty Push fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 34.76-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did eddie's Cool Team get the win, but they also covered the 2.57-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

eddie's Cool Team
Mission accomplished, eddie's Cool Team. Nice work deploying a lineup that netted more than 120 points in Week 1. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to our next matchup in Week 2.
Almighty Push
With four receptions on only five targets this past week, the starting RBs for Almighty Push should smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to start checking down more often.