Would have beaten everyone except Better Call Pearsall.
164.66
+50.93 vs proj
Would have beaten 7 of 11 possible opponents.
131.06
+12.56 vs proj
Margin 33.60 · combined 295.72ShootoutWeekly MVP
Any Gooning Sunday
Week 1
Better Call Pearsall ran the week
6 matchups · 12 teams · 1,427.24 total points
High score
185.06
Better Call Pearsall
Low score
60.40
Mix´n Olaves
Average
118.94
all 12 teams
Median
107.88
middle of the pack
Scoreboard
Matchups
Would have beaten all 11 other teams.
185.06
+68.40 vs proj
Would have beaten 4 of 11 possible opponents.
102.16
−12.71 vs proj
Margin 82.90 · combined 287.22Biggest BeatdownTop ScoreOverachieverTwo For OneOne-Man Band
Would have beaten 9 of 11 possible opponents.
144.00
+27.92 vs proj
Would have beaten 6 of 11 possible opponents.
108.86
−6.95 vs proj
Margin 35.14 · combined 252.86Perfect ManagerGoose Egg
Would have beaten 8 of 11 possible opponents.
137.32
+14.21 vs proj
Would have beaten 3 of 11 possible opponents.
100.26
−14.97 vs proj
Margin 37.06 · combined 237.58
Would have beaten 2 of 11 possible opponents.
97.12
−11.87 vs proj
Would have lost to everyone except Mix´n Olaves.
89.44
−24.18 vs proj
Margin 7.68 · combined 186.56Photo FinishHighway RobberyIce In The Veins
Would have beaten 5 of 11 possible opponents.
106.90
−10.80 vs proj
Would have lost to all 11 other teams.
60.40
−38.12 vs proj
Margin 46.50 · combined 167.30Basement DwellerFalse AdvertisingSnoozefestBackwards DayBench PainBench MVP
Superlatives
Week awards
Biggest Beatdown
Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall put 82.90 between themselves and Humble Champ
185.06 to 102.16. Somebody go check on Humble Champ.
How this was picked
Largest winning margin of the week.
Photo Finish
B&B 2 beard 2 baldB&B 2 beard 2 bald survived Hátún Hustlers by 7.68
97.12 to 89.44. One dropped pass in either direction.
How this was picked
Smallest winning margin of the week.
Top Score
Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall led the league with 185.06
Clear of the next-best score by 20.40.
How this was picked
Highest single-team score of the week.
Basement Dweller
Mix´n OlavesMix´n Olaves propped up the league with 60.40
Everyone gets one of these at some point. Probably.
How this was picked
Lowest single-team score of the week.
Overachiever
Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall beat their projection by 68.40
Projected 116.66, scored 185.06.
How this was picked
Largest actual minus projected team score.
False Advertising
Mix´n OlavesMix´n Olaves came up 38.12 short of projection
Projected 98.52, scored 60.40.
How this was picked
Largest negative actual minus projected team score.
Highway Robbery
B&B 2 beard 2 baldB&B 2 beard 2 bald won with just 97.12
That score would have lost to 9 of the other 11 teams. Hátún Hustlers was not one of them.
How this was picked
Winning team with the fewest all-play wins, requiring at most 3 of 11.
Shootout
Búðardalur BrawlersBúðardalur Brawlers and Red River Rangers combined for 295.72
Highest-scoring matchup of the week. No defence was played here.
How this was picked
Highest combined score in a single matchup.
Snoozefest
Kópavogur MilfhuntersKópavogur Milfhunters and Mix´n Olaves managed 167.30 between them
Lowest-scoring matchup of the week. A defensive masterclass, surely.
How this was picked
Lowest combined score in a single matchup.
Two For One
Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall outscored Kópavogur Milfhunters and Mix´n Olaves combined
185.06 against their 167.30 — 17.76 to spare.
How this was picked
Highest number of the week's other matchups whose combined score a single team beat on its own.
Backwards Day
Mix´n OlavesMix´n Olaves's bench outscored their starters by 10.90
Bench 71.30, starters 60.40. Every reserve in, every starter out, and the week improves.
How this was picked
Largest amount by which a team’s benched players outscored its entire starting lineup. IR slots excluded.
One-Man Band
Humble ChampJosh Allen was 35% of everything Humble Champ scored
35.66 of 102.16. The other 9 starters split the rest.
How this was picked
Largest share of a team’s total score contributed by one started player, where that share is at least 30%.
Bench Pain
Mix´n OlavesMix´n Olaves left 50.50 on the bench
Their best legal lineup was worth 110.90; they started 60.40.
How this was picked
Largest gap between the best legal starting lineup and the lineup actually started.
Perfect Manager
The Rivertown PanthersThe Rivertown Panthers started their optimal lineup
108.86 points with nothing left on the bench. 100% manager efficiency.
How this was picked
Started lineup exactly matched the best legal lineup available.
Weekly MVP
Búðardalur BrawlersCaleb Williams — 37.26
Best score from any player actually started this week. Búðardalur Brawlers had him in the lineup.
How this was picked
Highest-scoring player in any starting lineup.
Bench MVP
Mix´n OlavesJalen Coker — 29.80, from the bench
Mix´n Olaves watched all of that happen without him in the lineup.
How this was picked
Highest-scoring player left on a bench. IR slots excluded.
Goose Egg
Penix EnvyTexans started and scored -2.00
Penix Envy gave that slot away for nothing. 5 starters league-wide managed it this week.
How this was picked
Started player scoring zero or less, picked by the highest projection among them when projections exist.
Ice In The Veins
B&B 2 beard 2 baldJustin Jefferson decided a 7.68-point win
27.20 for B&B 2 beard 2 bald in a game decided by 7.68 — take him out and the result flips.
How this was picked
No player projections available, so: started player on a winning team whose points exceeded the final margin in a game decided by 15 or fewer, ranked by points ÷ margin.
The perfect lineup
Team of the week
The best legal lineup anyone could have fielded from the players owned in this league in week 1, wherever they were sitting. 1 of these 10 were on somebody's bench. It would have beaten Better Call Pearsall, the week's top scorer, by 99.00.
| Slot | Player | Pts | Owned by |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Caleb WilliamsQB | 37.26 | Búðardalur BrawlersBúðardalur Brawlers |
| RB | D'Andre SwiftRB | 31.90 | Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall |
| RB | Kenneth WalkerRB | 32.60 | Penix EnvyPenix Envy |
| WR | Justin JeffersonWR | 27.20 | B&B 2 beard 2 baldB&B 2 beard 2 bald |
| WR | Christian WatsonWR | 29.70 | Búðardalur BrawlersBúðardalur Brawlers |
| WR | Jalen CokerWRbenched | 29.80 | Mix´n OlavesMix´n Olaves |
| TE | Isaiah LikelyTE | 23.80 | Penix EnvyPenix Envy |
| W/R/T | Derrick HenryRB | 34.80 | Kópavogur MilfhuntersKópavogur Milfhunters |
| K | Evan McPhersonK | 19.00 | Better Call PearsallBetter Call Pearsall |
| DEF | SteelersDEF | 18.00 | Reykjavik RawdoggersReykjavik Rawdoggers |
| Total | 284.06 | ||
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Who it was built from
- Búðardalur Brawlers2 players66.96
- Penix Envy2 players56.40
- Better Call Pearsall2 players50.90
- Kópavogur Milfhunters1 player34.80
- Mix´n Olaves1 player29.80
- B&B 2 beard 2 bald1 player27.20
- Reykjavik Rawdoggers1 player18.00
Built by the same optimizer the per-team lineup uses, run over every player rostered in the league this week. Players in an IR slot are excluded because they could not legally have been started. Free agents are not included — the site only knows about owned players.
The newspaper
Week 1 in words
Better Call Pearsall hung 185.06 points, the highest total of the round, and turned it into a 82.90-point demolition of Humble Champ.
At the other end of the luck table, B&B 2 beard 2 bald escaped with a win on just 97.12 — a score that would have lost to 9 of the other 11 teams. Hátún Hustlers drew the short straw.
The round's tightest game went to B&B 2 beard 2 bald, who edged Hátún Hustlers by 7.68. 97.12 to 89.44.
Caleb Williams was the best player anyone started, with 37.26 points for Búðardalur Brawlers.
Mix´n Olaves left 50.50 on the bench. Their best legal lineup was worth 110.90; they started 60.40.
And finally, Mix´n Olaves finished bottom of the scoring table with 60.40. Next week is a fresh start.
Written from calculated results only — every number above comes from the stats engine, not from a language model.
All-play
If everyone played everyone
Would have wonWould have lostTieActual matchup
| Team | Bet | Búð | Pen | Bac | Red | The | Kóp | Hum | Rey | B&B | Hát | Mix | All-play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Call Pearsall185.06 | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 11-0 |
| Búðardalur Brawlers164.66 | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 10-1 |
| Penix Envy144.00 | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 9-2 |
| Backdoor Blitzers137.32 | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 8-3 |
| Red River Rangers131.06 | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | 7-4 |
| The Rivertown Panthers108.86 | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | 6-5 |
| Kópavogur Milfhunters106.90 | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | W | 5-6 |
| Humble Champ102.16 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | W | 4-7 |
| Reykjavik Rawdoggers100.26 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | W | 3-8 |
| B&B 2 beard 2 bald97.12 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | W | 2-9 |
| Hátún Hustlers89.44 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | W | 1-10 |
| Mix´n Olaves60.40 | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | — | 0-11 |
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The numbers
Week scoreboard
| # | Team | Score | vs proj | Result | All-play | xWin% | Bench |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Call Pearsall | 185.06 | W 82.90 | ||||
| 2 | Búðardalur Brawlers | 164.66 | W 33.60 | ||||
| 3 | Penix Envy | 144.00 | W 35.14 | ||||
| 4 | Backdoor Blitzers | 137.32 | W 37.06 | ||||
| 5 | Red River Rangers | 131.06 | L 33.60 | ||||
| 6 | The Rivertown Panthers | 108.86 | L 35.14 | ||||
| 7 | Kópavogur Milfhunters | 106.90 | W 46.50 | ||||
| 8 | Humble Champ | 102.16 | L 82.90 | ||||
| 9 | Reykjavik Rawdoggers | 100.26 | L 37.06 | ||||
| 10 | B&B 2 beard 2 bald | 97.12 | W 7.68 | ||||
| 11 | Hátún Hustlers | 89.44 | L 7.68 | ||||
| 12 | Mix´n Olaves | 60.40 | L 46.50 |
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Players
Top 10 performances
1QBCaleb WilliamsBúðardalur Brawlers37.26
2QBJosh AllenHumble Champ35.66
3RBDerrick HenryKópavogur Milfhunters34.80
4RBKenneth WalkerPenix Envy32.60
5RBD'Andre SwiftBetter Call Pearsall31.90
6RBJahmyr GibbsRed River Rangers31.10
7WRJalen CokerMix´n Olavesbenched29.80
8RBAshton JeantyBetter Call Pearsall29.70
9WRChristian WatsonBúðardalur Brawlers29.70
10RBDavid MontgomeryRed River Rangers27.40