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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Hrustin Cowboys
1-0 92.58
116.41
 
VS
proj
Blitzburgh
84.02 0-1
115.32

Hrustin Cowboys come up short of predictions, come back to knock off Blitzburgh, 92.58-84.02

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Hrustin Cowboys did enough to knock off Blitzburgh, staging a comeback for a 92.58-84.02 victory. Hrustin Cowboys trailed 78.62-65.60 heading into Sunday night, but the unit roared back behind Mike Evans (5 Rec, 71 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tom Brady (212 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Joe Burrow (338 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds) and Tyreek Hill (8 Rec, 94 Rec Yds) led the charge for Blitzburgh in the loss. Hrustin Cowboys (1-0) will look to add to their success against Aussig Ravens, while Blitzburgh (0-1) will match up against Angeell's Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Hrustin Cowboys   Blitzburgh

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.77 points, the Rams defense nearly doubled that amount by scoring 9 points in a 31-10 loss to the Bills. They allowed 31 points, surrendered 413 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hrustin Cowboys this week. In Week 2, the Rams will square off against the Falcons.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Hrustin Cowboys
Points
% of total points 92.58
1
Mike Evans
WR
15.6
13.5
16.9%
2
James Conner
RB
14
14.84
15.1%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
12.3
12.01
13.3%
4
Tom Brady
QB
11.38
21.68
12.3%
Blitzburgh
Points
% of total points 84.02
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.22
21.46
26.4%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
14
13.58
16.7%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
11.7
10.5
13.9%
4
Daniel Carlson
K
9
9.33
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brandin Cooks had a 42-yard catch for Blitzburgh, helping the team to a 61.42-10.70 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Blitzburgh who emerged with the lead, 78.62-65.60. For Hrustin Cowboys, Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal. Daniel Carlson made the highlight reel for Blitzburgh with a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 48-yard pass for Hrustin Cowboys, helping the team to a 92.58-84.02 lead.

Points By Position

  Hrustin Cowboys   Blitzburgh

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Hrustin Cowboys scored higher than their projected point totals.
Blitzburgh had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Blitzburgh ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week, while Hrustin Cowboys ranked 8th.
The matchup's 8.56-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Hrustin Cowboys get the win, but they also covered the 1.1-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow put up 22.22 points, the fifth-best score for a QB this week.

Coach Talk

Hrustin Cowboys
Putting together a lineup that produced 92.58 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we had to do. We should take this win in stride, tip our hat to the GM of Blitzburgh, and continue the march towards the CZNFL A League 22 title.
Blitzburgh
A lot of cake, no icing: The six starting offensive position players on Blitzburgh (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively gained a healthy 368 total yards. No one from that group was able to score a touchdown in Week 1.