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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
The 'Rona
1-0 126.9
125.24
 
VS
proj
Drafting like George Paton
106.66 0-1
128.59

Drafting like George Paton fall to The 'Rona in 126.90-106.66 runaway

Drafting like George Paton were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, as The 'Rona cruised to a 126.90-106.66 victory. The 'Rona earned an early 23.10-point lead on Thursday. Drafting like George Paton came back to take the lead late afternoon Sunday, powered by Justin Herbert (36.26 points) and Austin Ekeler (9.2). Not to be deterred, The 'Rona got it going at the last minute on Monday night, as Russell Wilson (32.3 points) put them back ahead for good. The 'Rona (1-0) will look to add to their success against Dakota Rayne to LA, while Drafting like George Paton (0-1) try to earn their first win against Dongers.

Matchup Timeline

  The 'Rona   Drafting like George Paton

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 1, Pittman Jr. scored 22.6 points to beat his 12.77-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The 'Rona this week. Next week, Pittman Jr. will play the Jaguars.
Michael Pittman Jr.

Top Player Comparison

The 'Rona
Points
% of total points 126.9
1
Russell Wilson
QB
32.3
30.74
25.5%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
22.6
12.77
17.8%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
16.8
10.85
13.2%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
13.7
19.77
10.8%
Drafting like George Paton
Points
% of total points 106.66
1
Justin Herbert
QB
36.26
37.69
34%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
14.8
14
13.9%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
14.7
10.74
13.8%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
13
5.62
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for The 'Rona, helping the team to a 24.80-1.70 lead.
Sunday Early
Christian Kirk had a 49-yard catch for Drafting like George Paton, who trailed 72.70-34.10 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass for Drafting like George Paton, while Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal to contribute to a 93.66-81.70 lead for Drafting like George Paton.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for The 'Rona during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  The 'Rona   Drafting like George Paton

Game Notes

The 'Rona got the win even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Drafting like George Paton had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The 'Rona put up more points than their projected total, while Drafting like George Paton failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 20.24-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Justin Herbert scored 36.26 points, the third-best score in the league this week.

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