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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
FriendsOfDonCherry
2-0 150.7
122.33
 
VS
proj
The Replacements
147.87 0-2
104.27

Back-and-forth battle ends with FriendsOfDonCherry coming back to defeat The Replacements in 150.70-147.87 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, FriendsOfDonCherry earned a come-from-behind victory over The Replacements, rallying for a 150.70-147.87 win. FriendsOfDonCherry trailed 145.47-142.20 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a run behind Khalil Mack, who made 4 tackles and recorded a sack for 8.5 points. FriendsOfDonCherry (2-0) will look to notch another W against TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, while The Replacements (0-2) will attempt to right the ship against Going Nowhere Slow.

Matchup Timeline

  FriendsOfDonCherry   The Replacements

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen was one of seven starters to overachieve for FriendsOfDonCherry this week. He scored 13.65 points (5 Rec, 36 Rec Yds) against the Bengals in Week 2 to more-than-triple his 3.89-point projection. Allen ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Javorius Allen

Top Player Comparison

FriendsOfDonCherry
Points
% of total points 150.7
1
Travis Kelce
TE
26.65
10.17
17.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
16.76
18.83
11.1%
3
Sammy Watkins
WR
16.6
8.92
11%
4
Javorius Allen
RB
13.65
3.89
9.1%
The Replacements
Points
% of total points 147.87
1
Blake Bortles
QB
37.48
15.89
25.3%
2
A.J. Green
WR
26.15
11.5
17.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
21.9
14.68
14.8%
4
Evan Engram
TE
14.45
8.07
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Green had a 32-yard touchdown catch for The Replacements to contribute to a 29.90-19.29 lead for The Replacements.
Sunday Early
Travis Kelce had a 25-yard touchdown catch for FriendsOfDonCherry, while Sammy Watkins had a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 111.79-86.04 lead for FriendsOfDonCherry.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was FriendsOfDonCherry who grabbed the lead, 142.20-131.02. For FriendsOfDonCherry, Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Blake Bortles made the highlight reel for The Replacements with a 61-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  FriendsOfDonCherry   The Replacements

What If

FriendsOfDonCherry would have beaten 13 other teams besides The Replacements this week.
The Replacements would have lost to just three other teams besides FriendsOfDonCherry this week.
The Replacements would have gotten the victory over FriendsOfDonCherry 131-124 had they played each other last week.
If FriendsOfDonCherry had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-12.
If they played every team every week, The Replacements would be 22-12.

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