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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Packerbackers
1-0 99.52
96.61
 
VS
proj
Breeced Lightning
61 0-1
94.68

Breeced Lightning come up short of projections, succumb to Packerbackers in 99.52-61.00 landslide

There's no way around it, Breeced Lightning underperformed, at least compared to projections, as Packerbackers cruised to a 99.52-61.00 victory. Packerbackers nabbed a 12.90-point lead on Thursday behind Stefon Diggs (18.2 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (9) and never let go of it. Davante Adams (20.1 points) and Gabe Davis (14.8) did their part for Breeced Lightning in defeat. Packerbackers (1-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Lavender Chill, while Breeced Lightning (0-1) face Patrick Mahomesless in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Packerbackers   Breeced Lightning

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.97 points, Hunt more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 19 points as the Browns beat the Panthers 26-24. He racked up 70 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Packerbackers this week. Hunt will play the Jets in Week 2.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Packerbackers
Points
% of total points 99.52
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
24.72
22.92
24.8%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
19
7.97
19.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.2
11.33
18.3%
4
James Conner
RB
11.5
13.27
11.6%
Breeced Lightning
Points
% of total points 61
1
Davante Adams
WR
20.1
10.8
33%
2
Gabe Davis
WR
14.8
8.67
24.3%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
7.6
13.07
12.5%
4
Dustin Hopkins
K
7
8.48
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Thursday, but it was Packerbackers who took the lead, 27.70-14.80. For Packerbackers, Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Gabe Davis made the highlight reel for Breeced Lightning with a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for Packerbackers, while Kareem Hunt had a 24-yard touchdown run, helping Packerbackers to a 76.12-21.60 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Packerbackers emerged with a 96.62-61.00 lead. For Packerbackers, Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Breeced Lightning with a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Packerbackers   Breeced Lightning

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Packerbackers exceeded their scoring projections.
Breeced Lightning had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Breeced Lightning can partially blame the loss on Cam Akers, who didn't score any points.
Packerbackers recorded more points than their projected total, while Breeced Lightning fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 38.52-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Packerbackers win, but they also covered the 1.93-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Davante Adams scored 20.1 points, the second-best score for a wide receiver this week.

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