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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
John's Grand Team
1-0 123.86
111.96
 
VS
proj
M7
114.2 0-1
111.46

John's Grand Team defeat M7, 123.86-114.20

John's Grand Team showed up, coming out on top with a 123.86-114.20 victory over M7. M7 jumped out to a 26.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Matt Ryan (24.9 points) and Tyler Lockett (13.2). But John's Grand Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Tom Brady, who passed for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns for 22.46 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 14 passes for 151 yards (22.1 points). John's Grand Team (1-0) will look to build on their success against Aish's Team, while M7 (0-1) attempt to get back on track against The Professor.

Matchup Timeline

  John's Grand Team   M7

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 13.57 points, Hopkins scored 62.8% more than that amount by scoring 22.1 points as the Cardinals beat the 49ers 24-20. He caught 14 passes for 151 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on John's Grand Team this week. Next week, Hopkins will go up against the Football Team.
DeAndre Hopkins

Top Player Comparison

John's Grand Team
Points
% of total points 123.86
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.46
19.76
18.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.1
13.57
17.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
15.6
15.29
12.6%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.1
11.18
11.4%
M7
Points
% of total points 114.2
1
Matt Ryan
QB
24.9
19.32
21.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
21.2
18.81
18.6%
3
Noah Fant
TE
16.6
8.88
14.5%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
13.2
12.99
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 44-yard pass for M7, helping the team to a 76.40-50.20 lead.

Points By Position

  John's Grand Team   M7

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 9) of the starters on John's Grand Team exceeded their projected point totals.
M7 lost despite six of their nine starters scoring more than their points projection.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 9.66-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did John's Grand Team earn the win, but they also covered the 0.5-point forecasted margin of victory.

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