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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
ignore this league
1-0 209
178.66
 
VS
proj
I AM BRAINWASHED
202 0-1
238.06

Back-and-forth battle ends with ignore this league defeating I AM BRAINWASHED in 209-202 thriller

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, ignore this league earned a narrow win over I AM BRAINWASHED, eking out a 209-202 victory. I AM BRAINWASHED had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. ignore this league led 205-201 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 1 points from DK Metcalf on Monday night for I AM BRAINWASHED. ignore this league were led by Kamu Grugier-Hill, who made 18 tackles for 64 points, and Jalen Thompson, who made 9 tackles (36 points). ignore this league (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Not playing all qbs hoarded, while I AM BRAINWASHED (0-1) face off against Goal Line Stand in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

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Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Grugier-Hill more-than-tripled his 17.02-point projection with 64 points against the Colts in Week 1. He made 18 tackles in the 20-20 tie. Grugier-Hill will face the Broncos next week.
Kamu Grugier-Hill

Top Player Comparison

ignore this league
Points
% of total points 209
1
Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB
64
17.02
30.6%
2
Jalen Thompson
S
36
21.21
17.2%
3
Xavier Woods
S
18
16.47
8.6%
4
AJ Dillon
RB
14
8.81
6.7%
I AM BRAINWASHED
Points
% of total points 202
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
25
17.06
12.4%
2
Rashaan Evans
LB
21
23.74
10.4%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
19
20.74
9.4%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
19
8.82
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 24-yard touchdown run for I AM BRAINWASHED, who trailed 119-103 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was I AM BRAINWASHED who took the lead, 201-197. For ignore this league, Greg Joseph had a 56-yard field goal. Ryan Tannehill had a 23-yard touchdown pass for I AM BRAINWASHED, while Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

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Game Notes

Only nine of the 22 starters on ignore this league scored higher than their projected point totals.
I AM BRAINWASHED had only six of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as ignore this league had four starters score zero points, while I AM BRAINWASHED had four.
ignore this league scored more points than their projected total, while I AM BRAINWASHED fell shy of their projection.
ignore this league ranked 13th in the league in points scored this week, while I AM BRAINWASHED ranked 14th.
The matchup's 7-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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