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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
MAX
1-0 279
196.49
 
VS
proj
Reaper
224 0-1
268.13

MAX defy projections, knock off Reaper, 279-224

MAX rose to the occasion, earning a 279-224 victory over Reaper, who fell short of projections. MAX never trailed in this one after earning a 10-point lead on Thursday behind Jamison Crowder (8 points) and Tyler Higbee (7). Patrick Mahomes (57 points) and Bobby Okereke (27) carried the flag for Reaper in the loss. MAX (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against tom's Rad Team, while Reaper (0-1) will meet jake's Legendary Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  MAX   Reaper

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Chiefs in Week 1, Benjamin racked up 61 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 11 points and scored more than 5 times his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on MAX this week. In Week 2, Benjamin and the Cardinals will square off against the Raiders.
Eno Benjamin

Top Player Comparison

MAX
Points
% of total points 279
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
43
17.14
15.4%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
33
14.96
11.8%
3
Harrison Smith
S
28
20.16
10%
4
Kenny Moore II
CB
25
19.67
9%
Reaper
Points
% of total points 224
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
57
26.42
25.4%
2
Bobby Okereke
LB
27
25.95
12.1%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
26
20.24
11.6%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
21
23.14
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal for Reaper for the team, who trailed 16-6 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for MAX, while Jahan Dotson had a 24-yard touchdown catch, helping MAX to a 206-110 lead.
Sunday Late
Kirk Cousins had a 36-yard touchdown pass and a 64-yard pass for Reaper, who trailed 271-195 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  MAX   Reaper

Game Notes

More than half (12 of the 22) of the starters on MAX scored higher than their projected point totals.
Reaper had only five of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as MAX had three starters score zero points, while Reaper had seven.
MAX scored more points than their projected total, while Reaper failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 55-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
On the losing side, Patrick Mahomes recorded 57 points, the highest score for a quarterback this week.

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