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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Biguns
1-0 314.2
274.89
 
VS
proj
VJ WHO-DEY!
295.1 0-1
295.79

Biguns beat expectations, knock off VJ WHO-DEY!, 314.2-295.1

Biguns exceeded expectations, coming out on top with a 314.2-295.1 victory over VJ WHO-DEY!, who fell short of projections. Biguns nabbed an early 5.5-point lead on Thursday. VJ WHO-DEY! bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Jonathan Taylor (55.5 points) and Jaylen Waddle (31.7). Not to be deterred, Biguns pulled it together later that afternoon, as Davante Adams (52.1 points) and James Conner (27) put them back in the lead for good. Biguns (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Efrain's Team, while VJ WHO-DEY! (0-1) will face KING BEAST in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Biguns   VJ WHO-DEY!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watt (6 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int) scored 24 points in a 23-20 win over the Bengals in Week 1. His scoring output crushed his 2.3-point projection. Watt will face the Patriots next week.
T.J. Watt

Top Player Comparison

Biguns
Points
% of total points 314.2
1
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
61.1
28.79
19.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
52.1
25.95
16.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
48.2
26.55
15.3%
4
James Conner
RB
27
23.98
8.6%
VJ WHO-DEY!
Points
% of total points 295.1
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
55.5
33.87
18.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
42.7
61.06
14.5%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
31.7
25.46
10.7%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
31.7
25.57
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Biguns to contribute to a 48.2-42.7 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch for VJ WHO-DEY!, while Brandin Cooks had a 42-yard catch, contributing to a 224.9-171.5 lead for VJ WHO-DEY!.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for Biguns, helping the team to a 314.2-263.4 lead.

Points By Position

  Biguns   VJ WHO-DEY!

Game Notes

More than half (7 of the 13) of the starters on Biguns scored higher than their projected point totals.
VJ WHO-DEY! had only six of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Biguns put up more points than their projected total, while VJ WHO-DEY! fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 19.1-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
For VJ WHO-DEY!, Jonathan Taylor recorded 55.5 points, the second-best score for a RB this week.

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