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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
1-0 113.95
150.82
 
VS
proj
Hangovers
106.35 0-1
153.42

Offensively challenged Dead Again beat Hangovers, 113.95-106.35

Dead Again came out on top with a 113.95-106.35 victory over Hangovers in spite of ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Dead Again never trailed in this one after earning a 3.20-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs (26.2 points). Miles Sanders (18.5 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (17) carried the flag for Hangovers in the loss. Dead Again (1-0) will look to maintain their momentum against DominationStation, while Hangovers (0-1) attempt to earn their first W against Roughnecks.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   Hangovers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown as the Bills beat the Rams 31-10. In doing so, he put up 26.2 points to scored 47.0% higher than his 17.82-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dead Again this week. Next week, Diggs will battle the Titans.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 113.95
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
26.2
17.82
23%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
25.85
26.17
22.7%
3
Rashod Bateman
WR
13.9
13.14
12.2%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.9
14.18
10.4%
Hangovers
Points
% of total points 106.35
1
Miles Sanders
RB
18.5
9.9
17.4%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
6.17
16%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
15.2
12.98
14.3%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.8
18.44
13%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Thursday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Dead Again had a 26.20-23.00 lead. For Dead Again, Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for Hangovers with a 57-yard field goal.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Dead Again who emerged with the lead, 72.30-66.60. For Dead Again, Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Hangovers with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Dead Again became the proud owner of a 113.95-101.45 lead. For Dead Again, Kirk Cousins had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass. Keenan Allen made the highlight reel for Hangovers with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   Hangovers

Game Notes

Dead Again won despite the fact that only three of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Hangovers had only three of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Dead Again ranked 11th in the league in points scored this week, while Hangovers ranked 13th.
The matchup's 7.6-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Dead Again
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to an awesome display from Kirk Cousins, we royally dominated Hangovers at the quarterback position this past week (25.85 points to 5.65). Cousins went 23-for-32 for 277 yards and two TDs in a 23-7 win over the Packers.
Hangovers
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Aaron Rodgers against the Vikings this week. Zero wins and one loss for Hangovers on the 2022 season. I'm usually pretty old-school when it comes to all these fancy numbers and stuff... but the in-house analytics staff keeps badgering me, saying that this is the sort of coincidence we'd like to avoid.