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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
2-0 131.46
129.83
 
VS
proj
Finkle & Einhorn
88.17 1-1
91.5

Despite standout performance from the Rams defense, Finkle & Einhorn fall to TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, 131.46-88.17

The Los Angeles Rams defense had 20 points for Finkle & Einhorn, the best total in the matchup and second-best for a DEF in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, who emerged victorious with a 131.46-88.17 victory. Finkle & Einhorn jumped out to a 10.85-point lead on Thursday, but TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Cam Newton, who passed for 335 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards for 30.8 points, and Todd Gurley II, who racked up 73 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (30.05 points), while the Los Angeles Rams defense (0 Pts Allowed, 137 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Drew Brees (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading scorers for Finkle & Einhorn in the loss. TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against FriendsOfDonCherry, while Finkle & Einhorn (1-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Wolverines.

Matchup Timeline

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   Finkle & Einhorn

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 18.46 points, Newton scored 66.8% more than that amount by scoring 30.8 points as the Panthers lost to the Falcons 31-24. He passed for 335 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 42 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS this week. In Week 3, Newton and the Panthers will square off against the Bengals.
Cam Newton

Top Player Comparison

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS
Points
% of total points 131.46
1
Cam Newton
QB
30.8
18.46
23.4%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
30.05
19.72
22.9%
3
DeSean Jackson
WR
22.34
6.86
17%
4
Chris Thompson
RB
13.55
12.34
10.3%
Finkle & Einhorn
Points
% of total points 88.17
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
20
9.92
22.7%
2
Drew Brees
QB
17.42
21.37
19.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.4
10.67
16.3%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
9.2
13.15
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS owned a 107.74-82.17 lead. Cam Newton had a 51-yard touchdown pass for TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS, while DeSean Jackson had a 75-yard touchdown catch. Drew Brees made the highlight reel for Finkle & Einhorn with a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS   Finkle & Einhorn

What If

TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS would have beaten five other teams besides Finkle & Einhorn this week.
Finkle & Einhorn would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Had they played each other last week, TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS would have gotten the win over Finkle & Einhorn 137-132.
If TOUCH DOWN MY PANTS had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-16.
If they played every team every week, Finkle & Einhorn would be 10-24.

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