Week 01 | Matchups Recap and Teams Performances

Posted Sep 10, 2024

Teams Performances

League Highlights

Sorocaba Steelers and Amparo Bikers each got wins this week despite not starting a top-15 scoring QB.

First-round draft picks only averaged 15.02 points this week. Second-rounders put up an average of 12.89 points, while players chosen in the third round averaged a superb 16.48.

Baker Mayfield was left on Limeira Dead Rabbits’s bench this week. His 29.66 points would have been the fifth-highest individual amount in the league.

Paulinia Robots was projected to win by the widest margin in the league this week (25.13 points) and they topped it with a 28.78-point victory.

The 145.76 points scored by Sorocaba Steelers represented the highest total in the league this week.

There were 1,487.18 total points projected to be scored this week, for an average of 106.23 per team.

Points left on bench

Team Strengths and Weakness

Matchups Recap

Paulinia Robots Picks Up Victory over Indaiatuba Riders

A primetime comeback on Sunday Night Football (32.00 points, 37% of their total score) wasn’t enough for Indaiatuba Riders, as Paulinia Robots got the 114.22 to 85.44 victory. The late-match efforts were impressive, considering their pregame projections only called for 14.92 points on Sunday night. Paulinia Robots was led by Lamar Jackson, who contributed 25.12 points to the cause (273 Pas Yds, 122 Rsh Yds, 1 TD). Adding insult to injury, Indaiatuba Riders got zero points from Christian McCaffrey. Paulinia Robots (1-0) starts the campaign in sixth place, while Indaiatuba Riders (0-1) debuts in last place.

Zamir White had plenty of chances for Paulinia Robots, but he logged just 46 total yards on 15 touches.

In Week 2, Paulinia Robots takes on Rio Claro Farmers (1-0, 125.42), while Indaiatuba Riders faces Holambra Dutch (0-1, 100.60).

Paulinia Robots

Indaiatuba Riders

Amparo Bikers Steals Win from Sorocaba Wild Mules

Amparo Bikers got 18.70 points from Deebo Samuel Sr. (54 Rec Yds, 1 Rsh TD) and 17.00 from Ka’imi Fairbairn to defeat Sorocaba Wild Mules 89.56 to 85.68. Amparo Bikers came into the Monday night game facing a 14.82-point deficit, but scored 18.70 for the comeback victory. This matchup saw three lead changes, with the largest lead being 39.68 points after Sunday afternoon. Sorocaba Wild Mules just doesn’t have what it takes to beat Amparo Bikers, who extended their career unbeaten streak to two games in the series. Sorocaba Wild Mules fifth-round draft pick Christian Kirk was brutal in this game, getting 4.00 points this week. Amparo Bikers starts the season in seventh place, while Sorocaba Wild Mules starts out in 13th place.

Kyren Williams had plenty of chances for Amparo Bikers, but he logged just 54 total yards on 21 touches.

Amparo Bikers takes on Limeira Dead Rabbits (1-0, 133.06) in Week 2, while Sorocaba Wild Mules gets Indaiatuba Pats (0-1, 92.92).