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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
BUD LIGHT
1-0 676.7
634.78
 
VS
proj
War Pigs
623.8 0-1
626.55

BUD LIGHT top War Pigs, 676.7-623.8

BUD LIGHT scored a hard-fought win over War Pigs, emerging victorious with a 676.7-623.8 victory. BUD LIGHT earned an early 33.6-point lead on Thursday. War Pigs came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Michael Pittman Jr. (95.1 points) and Joe Mixon (79.2). Not to be deterred, BUD LIGHT got it going later that afternoon, as Davante Adams (112.1 points) and De'Vondre Campbell (81) put them back in the lead for good. BUD LIGHT (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against ASTRO CREEP 2000, while War Pigs (0-1) will take on Gannon's S & B II in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  BUD LIGHT   War Pigs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Patterson scored 112.6 points in a 27-26 loss to the Saints to more-than-double his 44.51-point projection. He racked up 136 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on BUD LIGHT this week. In Week 2, Patterson and the Falcons will square off against the Rams.
Cordarrelle Patterson

Top Player Comparison

BUD LIGHT
Points
% of total points 676.7
1
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
112.6
44.51
16.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
112.1
50.55
16.6%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
81
68.2
12%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
77.5
78.38
11.5%
War Pigs
Points
% of total points 623.8
1
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
95.1
43.82
15.2%
2
Budda Baker
S
92
63.54
14.7%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
79.2
56.79
12.7%
4
Trey Lance
QB
68.2
62.84
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was War Pigs who took the lead, 438.2-406.1. For BUD LIGHT, Lamar Jackson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Trey Lance had a 44-yard pass for War Pigs, while Rashod Bateman had a 55-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for BUD LIGHT, contributing to a 676.7-592.8 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  BUD LIGHT   War Pigs

Game Notes

BUD LIGHT won even though only four of their 12 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Despite six of their 12 starters scoring above their projected points, War Pigs lost.
BUD LIGHT scored more points than their projected total, while War Pigs fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 52.9-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did BUD LIGHT get the win, but they also easily covered the 8.23-point projected margin of victory.

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