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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Philly Specials
2-0 156.7
135.12
 
VS
proj
yard crew
138.28 0-2
94.14

The Philly Specials top projections, defeat yard crew, 156.70-138.28

Both teams rose to the occasion, but The Philly Specials took down yard crew, coming out on top with a 156.70-138.28 win. The Philly Specials jumped out to an early 7.00-point lead on Thursday. yard crew bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (32.98 points) and Stefon Diggs (31.15). Unphased, The Philly Specials got it going later that night, as Ezekiel Elliott (15.95 points) and DeMarcus Lawrence (8) put them back on top for good. The Philly Specials (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against BallGrabbers, while yard crew (0-2) will seek to right the ship against NorthwestSalmonbelli.

Matchup Timeline

  The Philly Specials   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins (425 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 42 points in a 29-29 tie with the Packers in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 18.08-point projection. Cousins ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 156.7
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
42
18.08
26.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
23.35
11.09
14.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.95
17.62
10.2%
4
James Conner
RB
15.75
15.89
10.1%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 138.28
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32.98
17.17
23.9%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
31.15
11.14
22.5%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.5
13.63
14.8%
4
O.J. Howard
TE
16.35
6.2
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for The Philly Specials, helping to stake the team to a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, yard crew owned a 138.28-123.55 lead. For The Philly Specials, Kirk Cousins had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass. Stefon Diggs had a 75-yard touchdown catch for yard crew, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Philly Specials   yard crew

What If

The Philly Specials would have beaten 14 other teams besides yard crew this week.
yard crew would have lost to just four other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
The Philly Specials would have gotten the win over yard crew 202-74 had they played each other last week.
If The Philly Specials had played every team in the league each week, they would be 32-2.
If they played every team every week, yard crew would be 13-21.

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