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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Gibsonā€™s Finest
1-0 146.7
149.67
 
VS
proj
šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·
110.92 0-1
162.39

šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· lose to Gibsonā€™s Finest in 146.70-110.92 runaway

There's no sugarcoating it, šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Gibsonā€™s Finest rolled to a 146.70-110.92 victory. šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· pulled out to a 3.22-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Gibsonā€™s Finest after that. They were led by Michael Thomas (21.7 points) and Antonio Gibson (21). Lamar Jackson (28.22 points) and Joe Mixon (19.5) led the charge for šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· in defeat. Gibsonā€™s Finest improve to 1-0 on the season, while šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Gibsonā€™s Finest   šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gibson racked up 130 yards from scrimmage as the Commanders beat the Jaguars 28-22. In doing so, he put up 21 points and scored 45.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Gibsonā€™s Finest this week. Next week, Gibson will face the Lions.
Antonio Gibson

Top Player Comparison

Gibsonā€™s Finest
Points
% of total points 146.7
1
Michael Thomas
WR
21.7
11.57
14.8%
2
Antonio Gibson
RB
21
14.42
14.3%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
19.8
23.92
13.5%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
15
14.77
10.2%
šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·
Points
% of total points 110.92
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.22
28.99
25.4%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
19.5
19.25
17.6%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
15.7
22.65
14.2%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
10.5
10.68
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·, contributing to a 98.32-95.10 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal for Gibsonā€™s Finest, who trailed 110.92-104.10 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 48-yard catch for Gibsonā€™s Finest, contributing to a 116.70-110.92 lead for the team.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for Gibsonā€™s Finest on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Gibsonā€™s Finest   šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·

Game Notes

Gibsonā€™s Finest got the win despite the fact that only five of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· had only one of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 35.78-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Lamar Jackson recorded 28.22 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Gibsonā€™s Finest
Creating mismatches is a big key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by royally dominating šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· at the wide receiver position (59.5 points to 22.7).
šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ·
Hey, we were just resting up for Week 2, right? The eight offensive skill starters (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) on šŸˆGridiron & Wine šŸ· collectively put up 412 yards and just one touchdown in Week 1. The skill players on Gibsonā€™s Finest made it tough on us by logging 574 yards and three scores.