Round 1 goes to the NFC \u2014 barely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The top scores from each league were separated by less than four points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n NFC \u2014 Buzzing Jackets (Eric): 153.80<\/strong> That gives the NFC the first Soleil-wide scoring crown by just 3.84 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But the AFC gets one Week 1 bragging right of its own: the closest matchup. Tipsy Tacklers (Angie) escaped with a 2.42-point victory<\/strong>, compared with the NFC\u2019s closest finish of 2.90 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After Week 1: NFC has the high score; AFC has the nail-biter.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Buzzing Jackets (Eric) \u2014 NFC \u2014 153.80 points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Buzzing Jackets takes the first Soleil Fantasy Football High Score<\/strong> of the season, edging AFC leader Touchdown Dance Denise by only 3.84 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Denise\u2019s 149.96<\/strong> would have won almost any other week \u2014 but not this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bar has officially been set at 153.80<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tipsy Tacklers (Angie) 107.72 over Let\u2019s Go!! (Steve) 105.30 \u2014 AFC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Margin: 2.42 points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That edges out the NFC thriller between Serenity Now (Howard\/David)<\/strong> and FowlBall (John)<\/strong>, decided by 2.90 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you lost one of these games, it\u2019s probably best not to calculate how many lineup decisions could have changed the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2-Min Drill Jim \u2014 NFC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jim scored 126.30 points<\/strong>, the third-highest total in the NFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His reward?<\/p>\n\n\n\n A matchup with Buzzing Jackets (Eric)<\/strong> and their league-leading 153.80<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s fantasy football\u2019s version of doing everything right and still getting run over by a truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A special shout-out also goes to Touchdown Dance Denise<\/strong>, who led the AFC with 149.96 while somehow leaving Jalen Coker\u2019s 29.8 points<\/strong> sitting on the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 1 Bragging Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soleil High Score:<\/strong> Buzzing Jackets (Eric), NFC \u2014 153.80<\/strong> Week 1 bragging rights belong to plenty of people \u2014 although Denise may want the bench award returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 1 delivered pretty much everything we could have asked for: huge scores, close finishes, blowouts, big performances left on benches, and at least one very good team that lost anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, we now get to see what\u2019s happening on both sides of Soleil Fantasy Football<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AFC players can finally see what the NFC is doing. 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AFC \u2014 Touchdown Dance Denise: 149.96<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSoleil High Score<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Closest Finish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Commissioner Shout-Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bragging Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
AFC High Score:<\/strong> Touchdown Dance Denise \u2014 149.96<\/strong>
Closest Finish:<\/strong> Tipsy Tacklers (Angie) over Let\u2019s Go!! (Steve) \u2014 2.42 points<\/strong>
NFC Closest Finish:<\/strong> Serenity Now (Howard\/David) over FowlBall (John) \u2014 2.90 points<\/strong>
Biggest NFC Win:<\/strong> Senior Football (David) over Waddle we talking about here (Dan) by 47.50 points<\/strong>
AFC Bench Regret of the Week:<\/strong> Jalen Coker \u2014 29.8 points<\/strong> on Denise\u2019s bench<\/p>\n\n\n\nAround the League Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n