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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Baby Slingers
1-0 160.14
119.93
 
VS
proj
Lorne's Team
114.68 0-1
95.81

Baby Slingers knock off Lorne's Team in 160.14-114.68 rout

Both teams exceeded expectations, but it was Baby Slingers who came out on top, rolling to a 160.14-114.68 win over Lorne's Team. Lorne's Team jumped out to a 28.70-point lead on Thursday behind impressive efforts from A.J. Green, who caught 5 passes for 69 yards and 3 touchdowns for 27.4 points, and Alex Collins, who racked up 90 yards from scrimmage (10.5 points). But it was all Baby Slingers after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (326 Pass Yds, 6 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds) and Adam Thielen (12 Rec, 131 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Baby Slingers (1-0) will look to build on their success against Randall DeNeutte, while Lorne's Team (0-1) take on Obi juan ll in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Baby Slingers   Lorne's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 29-29 tie with the Packers, Thielen scored 25.1 points to more-than-double his 12.49-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Baby Slingers this week. Next week, Thielen will go up against the Bills.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Baby Slingers
Points
% of total points 160.14
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.84
19.47
24.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
25.1
12.49
15.7%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
15.05
12.5%
4
James Conner
RB
17
16.68
10.6%
Lorne's Team
Points
% of total points 114.68
1
A.J. Green
WR
27.4
12.83
23.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
24.68
17.85
21.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.5
15.02
15.3%
4
Alex Collins
RB
10.5
12.32
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Green had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Lorne's Team, helping to stake Lorne's Team to a 37.90-9.20 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Baby Slingers had a 160.14-95.48 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for Baby Slingers, while Adam Thielen had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass for Lorne's Team, while Tyreek Hill had a 29-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Baby Slingers   Lorne's Team

Game Notes

Baby Slingers had seven of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lorne's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Lorne's Team can partially blame the loss on Le'Veon Bell, who didn't score any points.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 45.46-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Baby Slingers win, but they also covered the 24.12-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, A.J. Green put up 27.4 points, the second-best score for a WR this week.

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