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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Brian's Great Team
1-0 121.08
114.76
 
VS
proj
Pump it up
107.82 0-1
123.94

Pump it up succumb to Brian's Great Team, 121.08-107.82

There's no way around it, Pump it up dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Brian's Great Team earned a 121.08-107.82 victory. Brian's Great Team never trailed in this one after grabbing an 8.18-point lead on Thursday behind Josh Allen (33.48 points). Cooper Kupp (13 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Kyler Murray (193 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 29 Rush Yds) did everything they could for Pump it up in the loss. Brian's Great Team (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Cbone's Choice Team, while Pump it up (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Gridiron Greats Return.

Matchup Timeline

  Brian's Great Team   Pump it up

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Boswell made 3 of his 4 FG attempts as the Steelers beat the Bengals 23-20. In doing so, he put up 14 points to scored 81.3% higher than his 7.72-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Brian's Great Team this week. Boswell will play the Patriots in Week 2.
Chris Boswell

Top Player Comparison

Brian's Great Team
Points
% of total points 121.08
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.48
24.34
27.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22.1
14.7
18.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
20.9
11.53
17.3%
4
Chris Boswell
K
14
7.72
11.6%
Pump it up
Points
% of total points 107.82
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
25.3
16.97
23.5%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
20.62
22.88
19.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
20.5
13.21
19%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Brian's Great Team to contribute to a 33.48-25.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Brian's Great Team emerged with a 61.08-59.60 lead. For Brian's Great Team, Chris Boswell had a 53-yard field goal. A.J. Brown had a 54-yard catch for Pump it up, while Evan McPherson had a 59-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Brian's Great Team   Pump it up

Game Notes

Brian's Great Team won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Pump it up had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Pump it up can partially blame the loss on Cam Akers, who didn't score any points.
Brian's Great Team put up more points than their projected total, while Pump it up fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 13.26-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Cooper Kupp put up 25.3 points, the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Brian's Great Team
Whoa, the Rams defense didn't stand a chance! 26 connections on 31 attempts... good enough for an 84% completion percentage for Josh Allen. We know the GM of Brian's Great Team has gotta be grateful for the attention to detail.
Pump it up
Hey now, talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Pump it up collectively recorded just a couple of targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to dial up a screen play or two in Week 2!