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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Started from the top
2-0 178.3
123.65
 
VS
proj
Hungry Hippo
111.86 0-2
116.05

Started from the top defeat Hungry Hippo in 178.30-111.86 rout

Started from the top showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 178.30-111.86 win over Hungry Hippo, who fell short of projections. Started from the top got out to a 27.40-point lead on Thursday behind A.J. Green and never gave it back. Jared Goff (354 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Saquon Barkley (28 Rush Yds, 80 Rec Yds) led the charge for Hungry Hippo in defeat. Started from the top (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Darkhorse198, while Hungry Hippo (0-2) meet BaLLCHiNiaNzzz in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Started from the top   Hungry Hippo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Ravens in Week 2, Green scored 27.4 points to more-than-double his 12.83-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 69 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Started from the top this week. Green will go up against the Panthers in Week 3.
A.J. Green

Top Player Comparison

Started from the top
Points
% of total points 178.3
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
41.5
19.48
23.3%
2
A.J. Green
WR
27.4
12.83
15.4%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
25.6
12.1
14.4%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
19
11.96
10.7%
Hungry Hippo
Points
% of total points 111.86
1
Jared Goff
QB
19.36
19.47
17.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.8
17.91
15.9%
3
Mike Evans
WR
17.3
13
15.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13.3
11.35
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Green had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Started from the top, helping the team to a 27.40-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was Started from the top who grabbed the lead, 178.30-72.66. Kirk Cousins had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Started from the top, while Nelson Agholor had a 50-yard catch. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Hungry Hippo with a 57-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Started from the top   Hungry Hippo

What If

Started from the top would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Hungry Hippo would have lost to four other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would have gotten the win over Hungry Hippo 121-89 had they played each other last week.
If Started from the top had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-4.
If they played every team every week, Hungry Hippo would be 4-14.

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