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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cbone's Choice Team
1-0 106.96
122.79
 
VS
proj
Ralph's Reasonable Team
73.62 0-1
115.51

Offensively challenged Cbone's Choice Team knock off Ralph's Reasonable Team, 106.96-73.62

With the eighth-ranked point total in the league for the week, Cbone's Choice Team were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that had an even worse week, earning a 106.96-73.62 victory over Ralph's Reasonable Team. Cbone's Choice Team never trailed in this one after earning an 18.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jonathan Taylor (25.5 points) and Tyreek Hill (14). Joe Burrow (22.22 points) and Joe Mixon (18) did their part for Ralph's Reasonable Team in the loss. Cbone's Choice Team (1-0) will look to rack up another win against Brian's Great Team, while Ralph's Reasonable Team (0-1) will try to right the ship against The Fishguts.

Matchup Timeline

  Cbone's Choice Team   Ralph's Reasonable Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 11 points, the Ravens defense scored 30.9% more than their 8.4-point projection in a 24-9 win over the Jets. They allowed only 9 points, surrendered 378 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cbone's Choice Team this week. Next week, the Ravens will play the Dolphins.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Cbone's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 106.96
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
25.5
19.5
23.8%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
23.26
24.71
21.7%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
13.58
13.1%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
11.6
13.3
10.8%
Ralph's Reasonable Team
Points
% of total points 73.62
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
30.2%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
18
15.89
24.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
9.2
18.94
12.5%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
9.33
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Cbone's Choice Team who owned the lead, 97.76-73.62. For Cbone's Choice Team, Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass. Daniel Carlson made the highlight reel for Ralph's Reasonable Team with a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Cbone's Choice Team   Ralph's Reasonable Team

Game Notes

Cbone's Choice Team won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Ralph's Reasonable Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ralph's Reasonable Team could have used points from DeVonta Smith and Irv Smith Jr., as both put up goose eggs.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Ralph's Reasonable Team ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Cbone's Choice Team ranked 8th.
The matchup's 33.34-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cbone's Choice Team earn the win, but they also easily covered the 7.28-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Joe Burrow (22.22 points) registered the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

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