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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Randy Ableman
1-0 82.92
99.97
 
VS
proj
Abominable Tardigrades
68.28 0-1
99.06

Randy Ableman come up short of projections, find way to defeat Abominable Tardigrades, 82.92-68.28

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, but Randy Ableman did enough to get the best of Abominable Tardigrades, earning an 82.92-68.28 victory. Abominable Tardigrades earned a 13.58-point lead on Thursday, but Randy Ableman held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jalen Hurts (243 Pass Yds, 90 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Josh Allen (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Brandin Cooks (7 Rec, 82 Rec Yds) led the way for Abominable Tardigrades in the loss. Randy Ableman (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against SKOL House Rock, while Abominable Tardigrades (0-1) meet The Fighting Sloth in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Ableman   Abominable Tardigrades

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs scored 18.2 points in a 31-10 win over the Rams to beat his 11.33-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Randy Ableman this week. Next week, Diggs will play the Titans.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Randy Ableman
Points
% of total points 82.92
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
24.72
22.92
29.8%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
18.2
11.33
21.9%
3
Mike Evans
WR
13.1
10.98
15.8%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
9
8.31
10.9%
Abominable Tardigrades
Points
% of total points 68.28
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.48
24.34
49%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.2
8.01
12%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
7.6
13.07
11.1%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
6
7.38
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout plays on Thursday, but it was Abominable Tardigrades who claimed the lead, 33.48-19.90. For Randy Ableman, Stefon Diggs had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Abominable Tardigrades with a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Randy Ableman owned a 60.82-54.48 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 54-yard pass for Randy Ableman, while Evan McPherson had a 59-yard field goal. Brandin Cooks made the highlight reel for Abominable Tardigrades with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Randy Ableman   Abominable Tardigrades

Game Notes

Randy Ableman emerged victorious despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
Abominable Tardigrades had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Abominable Tardigrades can partially blame the loss on Cam Akers, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Abominable Tardigrades ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Randy Ableman ranked 9th.
The matchup's 14.64-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Randy Ableman earn the W, but they also covered the 0.91-point predicted margin of victory.
On the losing side, Josh Allen (33.48 points) posted the second-best score in the league this week.

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