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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Mountaineers
1-1 110
90.83
 
VS
proj
Taurusman
90 1-1
98.18

Mountaineers brush off predictions, knock off Taurusman in 110.00-90.00 rout

Mountaineers outperformed expectations, cruising to a 110.00-90.00 win over Taurusman, who fell short of projections. Mountaineers got out to a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Justin Tucker and never looked back. Drew Brees (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and T.Y. Hilton (7 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Taurusman in defeat. Mountaineers (1-1) will look to notch another win against Bulletproof Brandt, while Taurusman (1-1) take on Dusty's Dirtballs in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Mountaineers   Taurusman

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith-Schuster was one of four starters to overachieve for Mountaineers this week. He scored 18 points (13 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) in a 42-37 lost to the Chiefs to nearly double his 9.02-point projection. Smith-Schuster ranks #24 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Mountaineers
Points
% of total points 110
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32
18.48
29.1%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
29
16.95
26.4%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18
9.02
16.4%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
9
8.08
8.2%
Taurusman
Points
% of total points 90
1
Drew Brees
QB
20
22.28
22.2%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
14
10.18
15.6%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
11
17.13
12.2%
4
Golden Tate
WR
10
8.97
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Mountaineers, helping to stake the team to a 5.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass for Taurusman, while Golden Tate had a 67-yard catch for Taurusman, who trailed 110.00-82.00 after the early slate.

Points By Position

  Mountaineers   Taurusman

What If

Mountaineers would have beaten seven other teams besides Taurusman this week.
Taurusman would have lost to five other teams besides Mountaineers this week.
Last week, Taurusman would have gotten the victory over Mountaineers 108-83.
If Mountaineers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 12-6.
If they played every team every week, Taurusman would be 10-8.

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