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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
mutts
1-0 486.11
473.26
 
VS
proj
Tom's Groovy Team
359.62 0-1
400.82

Tom's Groovy Team come up short of predictions, lose to mutts, 486.11-359.62

There's no easy way to say it, Tom's Groovy Team dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as mutts came out on top with a 486.11-359.62 victory. Tom's Groovy Team grabbed a 30.28-point lead on Thursday, but mutts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jefferson (45 points) and Saquon Barkley (39.25). Josh Allen (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Tennessee Titans defense (21 Pts Allowed, 394 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the top performers for Tom's Groovy Team in the loss. mutts (1-0) will look to notch another win against Dead and Burrowed, while Tom's Groovy Team (0-1) will face Chris's Crazy Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Jefferson registered 45 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 22.3-point projection in the 23-7 win. Jefferson ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

mutts
Points
% of total points 486.11
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
45
22.3
9.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
39.25
20.59
8.1%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
35
23.12
7.2%
4
D'Andre Swift
RB
31.88
20.16
6.6%
Tom's Groovy Team
Points
% of total points 359.62
1
Josh Allen
QB
39.85
28.73
11.1%
2
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
32
30.06
8.9%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
30.13
17.39
8.4%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
30
24.87
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Tom's Groovy Team, while Matt Gay had a 57-yard field goal, helping Tom's Groovy Team to a 65.28-35.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which mutts emerged with a 273.67-238.54 lead. D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run for mutts, while Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Tom's Groovy Team with a 42-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Jefferson had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 64-yard catch for mutts, while Justin Herbert had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard pass, contributing to a 401.50-311.05 lead for mutts.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for Tom's Groovy Team, who trailed 426.26-359.62 after Sunday night.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for mutts on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  mutts   Tom's Groovy Team

Game Notes

mutts won even though only eight of their 22 starters exceeded their projected scores.
Tom's Groovy Team had only nine of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Tom's Groovy Team could have used points from Cole Kmet and Allen Lazard, as both put up goose eggs.
mutts put up more points than their projected total, while Tom's Groovy Team failed to reach their projection.
This showdown featured the top and bottom-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 126.49-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did mutts win, but they also covered the 72.44-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen recorded 39.85 points, the highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Coach Talk

mutts
Bravo, mutts. Assembling a team that won by 126.49 points this past week. Let's take this W in stride, tip our hat to the GM of Tom's Groovy Team, and continue our march towards the pro league 15 championship.
Tom's Groovy Team
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Dak Prescott against the Buccaneers this week. Zero wins and one loss for Tom's Groovy Team on the 2022 season. Now, normally I'm pretty old-fashioned when it comes to all this fancy "analytics" mumbo-jumbo... but our in-house bean counters keep bugging me, saying that this is the sort of "correlation" we should try to be avoiding.