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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Jack & Diet
1-0 136.9
138.76
 
VS
proj
Alouiscious
121.7 0-1
140.16

Alouiscious fall short of predictions, lose to Jack & Diet, 136.9-121.7

Alouiscious failed to rise to the occasion, as Jack & Diet secured a 136.9-121.7 victory. Jack & Diet grabbed an early 2.2-point lead on Thursday. Alouiscious bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Miles Sanders (20.5 points) and Drake London (10.4). Not to be deterred, Jack & Diet rallied later that night, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (9 points) and Tony Pollard (2.2) put them back on top for good. Jack & Diet improve to 1-0 on the season, while Alouiscious fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Jack & Diet   Alouiscious

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jeudy caught 4 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos lost to the Seahawks 17-16. In doing so, he put up 19.2 points to scored 61.9% higher than his 11.86-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Jack & Diet this week. Jeudy will face the Texans in Week 2.
Jerry Jeudy

Top Player Comparison

Jack & Diet
Points
% of total points 136.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
45.9
30.79
33.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.2
15.33
16.9%
3
Jerry Jeudy
WR
19.2
11.86
14%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
14.2
10.34
10.4%
Alouiscious
Points
% of total points 121.7
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
37.4
17.3
30.7%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
20.5
11.4
16.8%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
10.8
24.75
8.9%
4
Drake London
WR
10.4
9.29
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Jack & Diet, helping to give the team a 23.2-21.0 lead.
Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Jack & Diet, who trailed 66.9-46.4 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Justin Jefferson had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 64-yard catch for Alouiscious to contribute to a 116.9-106.5 lead for the team.
Monday
Jerry Jeudy had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Jack & Diet during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Jack & Diet   Alouiscious

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on Jack & Diet scored higher than their point projections.
Alouiscious had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Jack & Diet won despite starting Cole Kmet, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.2-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Justin Jefferson (37.4 points) registered the best overall score for a wideout this week.

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