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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Iz Čikaga moji...
1-0 108
103.23
 
VS
proj
BelgradePatriots
88 0-1
94.65

Despite top scorer Allen, BelgradePatriots fall to Iz Čikaga moji... in 108-88 blowout

Josh Allen had 36 points for BelgradePatriots, the best total in the matchup and second-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to topple Iz Čikaga moji..., who cruised to a 108-88 win. BelgradePatriots leapt out to a 44-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Josh Allen (36 points) and Tyler Bass (8). But it was all Iz Čikaga moji... after that. They were led by Jonathan Taylor, who racked up 175 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 23 points, and Joe Burrow, who passed for 338 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 47 yards (21 points). Iz Čikaga moji... (1-0) will look to add to their success against Beloglavi, while BelgradePatriots (0-1) will try to right the ship against Desert Eagles.

Matchup Timeline

  Iz Čikaga moji...   BelgradePatriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 18 points, Pittman Jr. more-than-doubled his 8.82-point projection as the Colts tied the Texans 20-20. He caught 9 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Iz Čikaga moji... this week. In Week 2, Pittman Jr. and the Colts will square off against the Jaguars.
Michael Pittman Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Iz Čikaga moji...
Points
% of total points 108
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
23
17.14
21.3%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
21
24.65
19.4%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
18
8.82
16.7%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
11.4
12%
BelgradePatriots
Points
% of total points 88
1
Josh Allen
QB
36
26.57
40.9%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
14
13.61
15.9%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
14
7.62
15.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
9
10.01
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for BelgradePatriots, helping to stake BelgradePatriots to a 44-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Iz Čikaga moji..., while Evan McPherson had a 59-yard field goal, contributing to a 101-67 lead for Iz Čikaga moji....

Points By Position

  Iz Čikaga moji...   BelgradePatriots

Game Notes

Iz Čikaga moji... won even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
BelgradePatriots had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
BelgradePatriots could have used points from Darnell Mooney and Cole Kmet, as both put up goose eggs.
Iz Čikaga moji... put up more points than their projected total, while BelgradePatriots failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 20-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Iz Čikaga moji... win, but they also easily covered the 8.58-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Josh Allen (36 points) registered the second-best score in the league this week.

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