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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Ligers
1-0 135.82
134.15
 
VS
proj
We Run This Town
87.5 0-1
127.18

We Run This Town fall short of predictions, lose to Ligers in 135.82-87.50 blowout

We Run This Town failed to rise to the occasion, as Ligers rolled to a 135.82-87.50 victory. We Run This Town got out to a 12.95-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Ligers after that. They were led by Joe Mixon, who racked up 145 yards from scrimmage for 26.5 points, and AJ Dillon, who racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (21.35 points). Nick Chubb (20.55 points) and Brandin Cooks (13.45) led the way for We Run This Town in defeat. Ligers (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Viva Las Raiders, while We Run This Town (0-1) attempt to earn their first win against L.A. Golds.

Matchup Timeline

  Ligers   We Run This Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Vikings in Week 1, Dillon racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 21.35 points to scored 51.5% higher than his 14.09-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Ligers this week. In Week 2, Dillon and the Packers will battle the Bears.
AJ Dillon

Top Player Comparison

Ligers
Points
% of total points 135.82
1
Joe Mixon
RB
26.5
20.75
19.5%
2
AJ Dillon
RB
21.35
14.09
15.7%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.45
20.14
15.1%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
18.4
12.92
13.5%
We Run This Town
Points
% of total points 87.5
1
Nick Chubb
RB
20.55
18.52
23.5%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
13.45
11.82
15.4%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
13.45
24.73
15.4%
4
Dalton Schultz
TE
11.45
11.24
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 42-yard catch for We Run This Town, who trailed 81.12-57.55 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Ligers   We Run This Town

Game Notes

More than half (5 of the 9) of the starters on Ligers exceeded their projected point totals.
We Run This Town had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ligers scored more points than their projected total, while We Run This Town fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 48.32-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Ligers get the win, but they also easily covered the 6.97-point projected margin of victory.

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