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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Butler Jets
1-0 111
99.63
 
VS
proj
Melonville LaRues
107 0-1
97.37

Butler Jets defeat Melonville LaRues in 111-107 struggle

Butler Jets showed up, narrowly earning a 111-107 victory over Melonville LaRues. Melonville LaRues made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Butler Jets led 111-104 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 3 points from the Denver Broncos defense on Monday night for Melonville LaRues. Butler Jets were led by Patrick Mahomes (360 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (13 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Butler Jets (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Springfield Atoms, while Melonville LaRues (0-1) will attempt to get back on track against KGG 2022.

Matchup Timeline

  Butler Jets   Melonville LaRues

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 91 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Vikings, Dillon recorded 14 points this week. He scored 58.9% more than his 8.81-point projection in the 23-7 loss. Dillon ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 111
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
48
32.46
43.2%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
18
13.15
16.2%
3
AJ Dillon
RB
14
8.81
12.6%
4
Mike Evans
WR
13
10.85
11.7%
Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 107
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
30
27.46
28%
2
D'Andre Swift
RB
23
11.44
21.5%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
15
10.37
14%
4
Gabe Davis
WR
14
8.65
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Gabe Davis had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Melonville LaRues, while Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal, helping Melonville LaRues to a 19-18 lead.
Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Melonville LaRues, while D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run to contribute to a 93-19 lead for Melonville LaRues.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Butler Jets, contributing to a 98-93 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Butler Jets   Melonville LaRues

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on Butler Jets scored higher than their projected point totals.
Melonville LaRues had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Butler Jets won despite starting Dawson Knox, who scored zero points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
Melonville LaRues ranked 3rd in the league in scoring this week, while Butler Jets put up the 2nd-best score.
The matchup's 4-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Not only did Butler Jets get the win, but they also covered the 2.26-point projected margin of victory.
For Melonville LaRues, Lamar Jackson scored 30 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

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