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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
DRAFTKING
1-1 165.3
118.02
 
VS
proj
carsonWEEntz
115.74 0-2
109.25

DRAFTKING earn win over carsonWEEntz in 165.30-115.74 rout

DRAFTKING stepped up and beat expectations, rolling to a 165.30-115.74 win over carsonWEEntz. carsonWEEntz nabbed a 19.70-point lead on Thursday, but it was all DRAFTKING after that. They were led by Stefon Diggs, who caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns for 32.4 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who racked up 66 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns (27.6 points). Patrick Mahomes (49.84 points) and the Los Angeles Rams defense (13) did their part for carsonWEEntz in the loss. DRAFTKING (1-1) will look to add to their success against Alex Le's Team, while carsonWEEntz (0-2) face Mr. Phamtastic in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  DRAFTKING   carsonWEEntz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 32.4 points, Diggs more-than-doubled his 12.49-point projection as the Vikings tied the Packers 29-29. He caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on DRAFTKING this week. In Week 3, Diggs and the Vikings will go up against the Bills.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

DRAFTKING
Points
% of total points 165.3
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
32.4
12.49
19.6%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
27.6
17.57
16.7%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.8
19.85
13.8%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
15.04
12.7%
carsonWEEntz
Points
% of total points 115.74
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
49.84
19.87
43.1%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
13
12.53
11.2%
3
Alex Collins
RB
10.5
12.32
9.1%
4
Trey Burton
TE
10.2
8.84
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, DRAFTKING owned a 139.30-97.54 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for DRAFTKING, while Stefon Diggs had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for carsonWEEntz with a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  DRAFTKING   carsonWEEntz

What If

DRAFTKING would have beaten seven other teams besides carsonWEEntz this week.
carsonWEEntz would have lost to three other teams besides DRAFTKING this week.
Had they played each other last week, carsonWEEntz would have beaten DRAFTKING 116-107.
If DRAFTKING had played every team in the league each week, they would be 9-9.
If they played every team every week, carsonWEEntz would be 8-10.

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