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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Buttkickers
1-0 136.99
122.45
 
VS
proj
Music City Madman
85.15 0-1
117.18

Buttkickers knock off Music City Madman in 136.99-85.15 blowout

Buttkickers showed up, rolling to a 136.99-85.15 victory over Music City Madman, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Buttkickers earned a 28.70-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 27.1 points from Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyler Bass (1-1 FG, 41 long, 4-4 XP). Jerry Jeudy (4 Rec, 102 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Derek Carr (295 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for Music City Madman in defeat. Buttkickers (1-0) will look to add to their success against Slobberknocker, while Music City Madman (0-1) will try to get their first W against Bourbon Meyers.

Matchup Timeline

  Buttkickers   Music City Madman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes passed for 360 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Cardinals 44-21. In doing so, he put up 37.45 points and scored 72.4% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Buttkickers this week. Next week, Mahomes will face the Chargers.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Buttkickers
Points
% of total points 136.99
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.45
21.72
27.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.1
13.84
14.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
19.85
10.77
14.5%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.54
17.27
12.8%
Music City Madman
Points
% of total points 85.15
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
15.1
10.32
17.7%
2
Derek Carr
QB
11.9
16.67
14%
3
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
11.4
15.94
13.4%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
10.9
11.54
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Buttkickers, helping the team to a 28.70-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Tua Tagovailoa had a 42-yard touchdown pass for Music City Madman, while Terry McLaurin had a 49-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 48.55-37.90 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Buttkickers became the proud owner of a 136.99-65.05 lead. For Buttkickers, Kirk Cousins had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass. Derek Carr had a 41-yard pass for Music City Madman, while Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch.
Monday
Jerry Jeudy had a 67-yard touchdown catch for Music City Madman.

Points By Position

  Buttkickers   Music City Madman

Game Notes

Buttkickers had seven of their 10 starting players exceed their projected points.
Music City Madman had only one of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Buttkickers won despite starting Cam Akers, who scored zero points.
Buttkickers had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Music City Madman.
Buttkickers put up more points than their projected total, while Music City Madman failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 51.84-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Buttkickers earn the W, but they also easily covered the 5.27-point projected margin of victory.

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