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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Red Raiders
1-1 184.23
196.81
 
VS
proj
Spitting Llamas
122.02 0-2
188.93

Spitting Llamas come up short of predictions, succumb to Eastside Red Raiders in 184.23-122.02 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Spitting Llamas didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Eastside Red Raiders rolled to a 184.23-122.02 win. Eastside Red Raiders got out to a 15.00-point lead on Thursday behind Alex Erickson and never gave it up. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense (34 points) and Drew Brees (23.62) were the leading scorers for Spitting Llamas in defeat. Eastside Red Raiders (1-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Keith's Team, while Spitting Llamas (0-2) will face Falconsfan4life in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Red Raiders   Spitting Llamas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Byard (7 Tackles) scored 22.64 points in a 20-17 win over the Texans in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.5-point projection. Byard ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Kevin Byard

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Red Raiders
Points
% of total points 184.23
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
44
39.2
23.9%
2
Jakeem Grant
WR
30.53
33.13
16.6%
3
Kevin Byard
S
22.64
8.5
12.3%
4
Andrew Luck
QB
15.36
24.91
8.3%
Spitting Llamas
Points
% of total points 122.02
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
34
38.94
27.9%
2
Drew Brees
QB
23.62
27.67
19.4%
3
Nelson Agholor
WR
19
9.53
15.6%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
14
14.56
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Eastside Red Raiders emerged with a 182.03-80.42 lead. For Eastside Red Raiders, Kevin Byard had a 66-yard touchdown pass. Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass for Spitting Llamas, while Nelson Agholor had a 50-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Eastside Red Raiders   Spitting Llamas

What If

Eastside Red Raiders would have beaten 11 other teams besides Spitting Llamas this week.
Spitting Llamas would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Had they played each other last week, Spitting Llamas would have gotten the win over Eastside Red Raiders 217-175.
If Eastside Red Raiders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-8.
If they played every team every week, Spitting Llamas would be 12-14.

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