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FF Week 1 Recap

 

Hulk Smash Millennium Falcons
121.36 PTS (1-0) 100.88 PTS (0-1)
Weekly Grade Weekly Grade

Hulk Smash got 26.60 points from Spencer Ware and 21.13 from Carlos Hyde to beat Millennium Falcons 121.36 to 100.88. Hulk Smash came into the Monday night game facing a 3.92-point deficit, but scored 25.40 for the comeback. Even though both teams met their expectations, Hulk Smash put up 8.9% more than their projected 111.42 points to secure the win. Millennium Falcons was led by the tag team of Cam Newton, with 21.16 points, and Dan Bailey, who scored 17.00. Hulk Smash starts the season with a 1-0 record, good enough for third place. Millennium Falcons opens at 0-1 and in eighth place.

Smooth Moves by Hulk Smash

  • If Hulk Smash can win once, they can do it again. Right? They’d better. The Toyota Hall of Fame is watching.
  • Shipped in the mercenaries, picking up Spencer Ware which scored 26.60 points to lead the matchup.
  • Carlos Hyde put the team on his back with 21.13 points, the fourth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
  • There are rumors that the military wants to model a new all-terrain vehicle based off of David Johnson. He had the fifth-highest score among RBs in the league this week with 17.77 points.
  • Apparently playing within themselves was good enough. Hulk Smash won despite having only 3 of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Next week, be sure to ask Hulk Smash where official Toyota Hall of Fame articles are kept.
  • Curiosity killed the cat. It also killed Millennium Falcons this week. They acquired and started Zach Miller, who then finished last on the team in scoring with 0.93 points.
  • Hulk Smash saw their RBs beat those on Millennium Falcons 65.50 – 28.66.
  • The best offense is a good defense. Millennium Falcons got beat 10.00 – 1.00 by Hulk Smash at the DEF position.
  • Only 5 of the 10 starters on Millennium Falcons underachieved this week, but they still lost.

What If

  • Hulk Smash would have beaten four other teams besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Hypothetically speaking, if Hulk Smash had scored 5.78 more points, they would have beaten every team in the league this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • Millennium Falcons would’ve needed an additional 26.26 points to beat all teams in the league this week.

Game Notes

  • Hulk Smash won by the largest margin of victory in the league at 20.48 points.
  • With 65.50 points, Hulk Smash got the highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.
  • Dan Bailey played well in the loss with 17.00 points, the highest score of any K in the league this week.
  • Amari Cooper did his best in the loss, ranking seventh among all WRs in the league with 15.13 points.
  • Millennium Falcons could not close out the win even with the help of Doug Baldwin, who scored 12.13 points, the 10th-highest score among all WRs in the league for the week.
  • Although Millennium Falcons lost, Ryan Mathews played well, bringing in 42.9% more points than was projected (13.70 points against a projected 9.59).
  • Despite being on the winning team, Russell Wilson, who had the highest projected points in the matchup, fell short of scoring projections with 10.92 points against a projected 23.13.
  • Hulk Smash might want to see a chiropractor, because they were carrying Steven Hauschka on their back the whole week. He was on the winning team, but only scored 5.00 points against his projected 9.32.

Liberty City Outlaws Forte Shades of Jay
121.82 PTS (1-0) 114.2 PTS (0-1)
Weekly Grade Weekly Grade

Liberty City Outlaws has to be feeling good about their squad after they got the second-highest score in the league this week, taking down Forte Shades of Jay 121.82 to 114.20. Even though both teams hit their projections, Liberty City Outlaws scored 19.0% more than their projected 102.33 points to secure the win. With 41.50 points, Andrew Luck wound up producing the highest score in the league this week. Liberty City Outlaws kicks off the season with a 1-0 record, good enough for second place. Forte Shades of Jay opens at 0-1 and in fifth place.

Smooth Moves by Liberty City Outlaws

  • Liberty City Outlaws scored massive brownie points with the Toyota Hall of Fame this week. Too bad brownie points don’t count as real points. Not that you need help.
  • Expect to see some trade offers for Drew Brees. He ranked second in the league in scoring with 37.42 points.
  • Brandin Cooks beat his scoring projection by a matchup-leading 259.8% and scored the eighth-most points in the league with 27.63.
  • By scoring 14.00 points, Stephen Gostkowski beat his 9.01 projected points by 55.4%.
  • Even with only 4 of the 10 starters scoring more than their projection, Liberty City Outlaws was still able to win.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Sometimes 114.20 is enough. Unfortunately, the Toyota Hall of Fame has confirmed this time it’s a smaller number than 121.82.
  • Dwayne Allen was left on the bench, where he bested his expected 5.71-point total by putting up 11.53 points.
  • Of the 10 starters on Forte Shades of Jay, 6 underperformed versus their projections.
  • Todd Gurley fell short of his scoring projection with 4.37 points, just 30.5% of his projected 14.31.
  • All four of the starting WRs scored below their projected points.

What If

  • Besides Forte Shades of Jay, Liberty City Outlaws would have defeated five other teams this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have had to score 20.95 fewer points to lose to all teams in the league this week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have lost to three other teams besides Liberty City Outlaws this week.
  • If Forte Shades of Jay had scored 13.33 fewer points, they would have lost to all teams in the league this week.

Game Notes

  • The WRs from Forte Shades of Jay scored the fewest points of any team in the league this week, with only 14.07 points.
  • With 121.82 points, Liberty City Outlaws scored the second-most points in the league this week.
  • Andrew Luck played well in the loss, leading the league in scoring with 41.50 points.
  • With 114.20 points, Forte Shades of Jay had the highest losing score in the league this week.
  • In the loss, C.J. Anderson had the third-highest RB score in the league this week with 24.33 points.
  • In the loss, Travis Kelce had the fourth-highest TE score in the league this week with 4.93 points.
  • In the loss, the Seattle Seahawks Defense scored 16.00 points against a projected 11.17 and exceeded their scoring projection by 43.2%.
  • No, it’s okay, you don’t have to get up and help us out. Despite being on the winning team, Dez Bryant scored only 0.53 points against his projected 9.53.

NewEngland Deflators Georgia Bullies
118.87 PTS (1-0) 113.91 PTS (0-1)
Weekly Grade Weekly Grade

NewEngland Deflators got 33.17 points from DeAngelo Williams and 25.80 from Ben Roethlisberger, edging Georgia Bullies 118.87 to 113.91. NewEngland Deflators came into the Monday night game facing a 54.01-point deficit, but scored 58.97 for the comeback. Both teams hit their projections, but NewEngland Deflators picked up the win even while Georgia Bullies put up a solid effort and scored 23.9% more than their projected 91.96 points. Georgia Bullies was led by the tag team of A.J. Green, with 31.00 points, and Eli Manning, who scored 22.28. NewEngland Deflators (1-0) starts the season in fourth place while Georgia Bullies (0-1) begins in sixth place.

Smooth Moves by NewEngland Deflators

  • NewEngland Deflators scored massive brownie points with the Toyota Hall of Fame this week. Too bad brownie points don’t count as real points. Not that you need help.
  • With 33.17 points, DeAngelo Williams got the fourth-largest point total in the league and beat his projected points by 164.7%, which was the sixth-biggest percentage in the league.
  • The 25.80 points scored by Ben Roethlisberger outpaced his 21.00-point scoring projection by 22.9%.
  • Apparently playing within themselves was good enough. NewEngland Deflators won despite having only 5 of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Sometimes 113.91 is enough. Unfortunately, the Toyota Hall of Fame has confirmed this time it’s a smaller number than 118.87.
  • Missed an opportunity by leaving Matthew Stafford on the bench. He scored 31.10 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.
  • Whoever gave you this advice, you might want to lose their number. Picked up and started Justin Forsett, who then scored below his 6.93-point projection with 5.10 points.
  • Georgia Bullies lost despite having only 5 of their 10 starters score less than their projected points.
  • Jarvis Landry fell short of his scoring projection with 3.93 points, just 50.2% of his projected 7.83.

What If

  • Besides Georgia Bullies, NewEngland Deflators would have defeated three other teams this week.
  • If NewEngland Deflators had scored 8.27 more points, they would have beaten all teams in the league this week.
  • Besides NewEngland Deflators, Georgia Bullies would have been defeated by four other teams this week.
  • If Georgia Bullies had scored 13.04 fewer points, they would have lost to all teams in the league this week.

Game Notes

  • The margin of victory for the matchup ended up being the smallest in the league this week at 4.96 points.
  • NewEngland Deflators won even though Georgia Bullies performed better against their scoring projection. Georgia Bullies beat their 91.96 projected points by 23.9%, while NewEngland Deflators outscored their 105.12-point projection by 13.1%.
  • Georgia Bullies got a combined 51.60 points from their WRs, the highest combined scoring output from the WR position for any team this week.
  • Hey, a win’s a win. The 118.87 points scored by NewEngland Deflators was the lowest winning score in the league this week.
  • The 113.91 points put up by Georgia Bullies ranked sixth in the league this week.
  • In the loss, A.J. Green ranked sixth in the league in scoring, beating his scoring projection by 272.6%, the second-highest percentage in the league.
  • In the loss, Mike Evans had the ninth-highest WR score in the league this week with 12.60 points.
  • NewEngland Deflators got 48.87 points from their RBs, the second-highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.

Rock Crushers Syracuse Express
127.13 PTS (1-0) 108.88 PTS (0-1)
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There’s a lot of talk at the water cooler this morning about the performance of Rock Crushers this past weekend. Rightfully so, as they got the highest score in the league this week and took down Syracuse Express 127.13 to 108.88. Even Pat Benatar would have been proud of how these two teams hit each other with their best shots. Both sides met their expectations, but Rock Crushers put up 26.1% more points than projected to earn the win. For Syracuse Express, Antonio Brown and DeMarco Murray played the roles of Maverick and Goose, scoring 25.40 and 15.53 points, respectively. Rock Crushers starts off the season with a 1-0 record, good enough for first place. Syracuse Express begins at 0-1 and in seventh place.

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • A higher score than your opponent is a guaranteed way to win each week. Thank the Toyota Hall of Fame for that valuable insight.
  • With 23.00 points, the Minnesota Vikings Defense was the top-scoring DEF of the week.
  • With 26.56 points, Aaron Rodgers had the 10th-highest score in the league this week.
  • With 17.40 points, Larry Fitzgerald ranked sixth in the league in scoring among WRs this week.
  • The 15.33 points scored by Lamar Miller was the 10th-highest score of any RB in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Sometimes 108.88 is enough. Unfortunately, the Toyota Hall of Fame has confirmed this time it’s a smaller number than 127.13.
  • Did not start Melvin Gordon, who scored 17.70 points and beat his projected point total by a team-leading 129.0%.
  • Should’ve started Kirk Cousins, who underachieved, but still outscored the starting QB with 11.96 against a projected 19.69.
  • It’s tough to win when your team leader gets embarrassed like this. At the QB position, Syracuse Express got outscored 26.56 – 10.28 by Rock Crushers.
  • Even though Syracuse Express lost, only 4 of their 10 starters scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • Rock Crushers would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • Rock Crushers would have had to score 26.26 fewer points to lose to all teams in the league this week.
  • Besides Rock Crushers, Syracuse Express would have been defeated by five other teams this week.
  • Syracuse Express would’ve needed an additional 18.26 points to beat all teams in the league this week.

Game Notes

  • With a margin of victory of 18.25 points, Rock Crushers had the second-highest margin in the league this week.
  • Syracuse Express ranked seventh in the league in scoring this week.
  • Syracuse Express could not close out the win even with the help of Antonio Brown, who scored 25.40 points, the fourth-highest score among all WRs in the league for the week.
  • In the loss, DeMarco Murray had the ninth-highest RB score in the league this week with 15.53 points.
  • All was not bad for Syracuse Express in the loss, as Julius Thomas scored 10.27 points, the second-highest score for a TE in the league this week.
  • Syracuse Express got the second-highest combined scoring output from the WR position for any team this week with 46.73 points.
  • Although Syracuse Express lost, the Houston Texans Defense played well, bringing in 43.2% more points than was projected (13.00 points against a projected 9.08).
  • Rock Crushers might want to see a chiropractor, because they were carrying Randall Cobb on their back the whole week. He was on the winning team, but only scored 4.90 points against his projected 8.52.

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