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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
IllegalALIENs
1-0 106.4
122.09
 
VS
proj
Nightmare LI
106.16 0-1
116.3

IllegalALIENs come back to defeat Nightmare LI in 106.40-106.16 battle

There's no sugarcoating it, IllegalALIENs underperformed, at least according to projections. Still, they came back for a 106.40-106.16 victory over Nightmare LI. IllegalALIENs trailed 102.70-86.30 heading into Sunday night, but the unit came storming back behind Leonard Fournette, who ran for 127 yards for 14.7 points, and Ezekiel Elliott, who ran for 52 yards (5.4 points). D'Andre Swift (144 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds) and Joe Mixon (82 Rush Yds, 63 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Nightmare LI in the loss. IllegalALIENs (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Book of Eli, while Nightmare LI (0-1) match up against Eat it! in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  IllegalALIENs   Nightmare LI

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Rams defense scored 11 points against the Bills in Week 1 to beat their 6.96-point projection. They allowed 31 points, surrendered 413 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on IllegalALIENs this week. Next week, the Rams will play the Falcons.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

IllegalALIENs
Points
% of total points 106.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44.9
28.49
42.2%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
14.7
15.54
13.8%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
11
6.96
10.3%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
9.04
8.5%
Nightmare LI
Points
% of total points 106.16
1
D'Andre Swift
RB
25
15.33
23.5%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
18
15.89
17%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
15.7
11.69
14.8%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
14
11.1
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
D'Andre Swift had a 50-yard run for Nightmare LI, while Jaylen Waddle had a 42-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 78.60-19.10 lead for Nightmare LI.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Nightmare LI who claimed the lead, 102.70-86.30. For IllegalALIENs, Daniel Carlson had a 55-yard field goal. Harrison Butker made the highlight reel for Nightmare LI with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  IllegalALIENs   Nightmare LI

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on IllegalALIENs exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Despite five of their nine starters scoring more than their projected points, Nightmare LI lost.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 0.24-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
IllegalALIENs managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 5.79-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, D'Andre Swift (25 points) posted the third-highest score for a RB this week.

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