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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Face the Funk!!!
1-0 150.52
132.84
 
VS
proj
The Garoppolypse
146.5 0-1
140.95

Face the Funk!!! beat expectations, come back to defeat The Garoppolypse in 150.52-146.5 battle

Face the Funk!!! outperformed their projected point total, staging a comeback to earn a 150.52-146.5 victory over The Garoppolypse. Trailing 136.3-83.12 heading into Monday night, Face the Funk!!! roared back behind Jared Cook, who caught 9 passes for 180 yards for 28 points, and Todd Gurley II, who racked up 147 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (24.7 points). Face the Funk!!! improve to 1-0 on the season, while The Garoppolypse fall to 0-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Face the Funk!!!   The Garoppolypse

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cook more-than-tripled his 9.06-point projection with 28 points against the Rams in Week 1. He caught 9 passes for 180 yards in the 33-13 loss. Cook will face the Broncos next week.
Jared Cook

Top Player Comparison

Face the Funk!!!
Points
% of total points 150.52
1
Jared Cook
TE
28
9.06
18.6%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
24.7
24.47
16.4%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
22.42
19.93
14.9%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
17.6
15.44
11.7%
The Garoppolypse
Points
% of total points 146.5
1
Julio Jones
WR
29
20.65
19.8%
2
Mike Evans
WR
27.7
14.42
18.9%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.9
13.73
11.5%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
11.9
16.12
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which The Garoppolypse owned a 136.3-83.12 lead. Russell Wilson had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Face the Funk!!!, while Eric Ebron had a 26-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 67-yard pass for The Garoppolypse. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Monday night. For Face the Funk!!!, Jared Cook had a 45-yard catch. Robby Anderson made the highlight reel for The Garoppolypse with a 41-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Face the Funk!!!   The Garoppolypse

Game Notes

Face the Funk!!! had six of their 10 starters exceed their projected point totals.
Despite five of their 10 starters scoring above their projected points, The Garoppolypse lost.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 4.02-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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