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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Dream Team
2-0 139.74
130.51
 
VS
proj
KLMB-RKS
118.18 0-2
122.04

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Dream Team coming back to knock off KLMB-RKS in 139.74-118.18 rout

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Dream Team earned a convincing victory over KLMB-RKS, rolling to a 139.74-118.18 win. KLMB-RKS pulled out to an early 7.00-point lead on Thursday. The Dream Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by standout performances from Adam Thielen (31.1 points) and Nelson Agholor (23). Unphased, KLMB-RKS made a run later that afternoon to take a 29.08-point lead behind Blake Bortles (40.58 points) and Rob Gronkowski (3.5). But The Dream Team came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as Russell Wilson (18.74 points) and Trey Burton (12.2) put them back ahead once and for all. The Dream Team (2-0) will look to earn another W against Process doesn't work, while KLMB-RKS (0-2) will face off against The King in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dream Team   KLMB-RKS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 12 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown against the Packers, Thielen recorded 31.1 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 15.23-point projection in the 29-29 tie. Thielen ranks #26 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

The Dream Team
Points
% of total points 139.74
1
Adam Thielen
WR
31.1
15.23
22.3%
2
Nelson Agholor
WR
23
14.68
16.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
20
17.71
14.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.7
19.77
14.1%
KLMB-RKS
Points
% of total points 118.18
1
Blake Bortles
QB
40.58
19.08
34.3%
2
Mike Evans
WR
22.3
15.63
18.9%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
15
17.3
12.7%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
12.1
12.31
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for KLMB-RKS, helping KLMB-RKS to a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was The Dream Team who grabbed the lead, 89.10-74.10. Adam Thielen had a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Dream Team, while Nelson Agholor had a 50-yard catch. Phillip Lindsay made the highlight reel for KLMB-RKS with a 53-yard run.
Sunday Late
Blake Bortles had a 61-yard touchdown pass and a 24-yard touchdown pass for KLMB-RKS, helping the team to a 118.18-89.10 lead.

Points By Position

  The Dream Team   KLMB-RKS

What If

The Dream Team would have beaten five other teams besides KLMB-RKS this week.
KLMB-RKS would have lost to seven other teams besides The Dream Team this week.
Last week, The Dream Team would have been victorious over KLMB-RKS 146-92.
If The Dream Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-5.
If they played every team every week, KLMB-RKS would be 1-17.

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