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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Flaming Aces
1-1 174.7
150.76
 
VS
proj
The Real Slim Brady
155.79 1-1
144.89

Flaming Aces earn win over The Real Slim Brady, 174.70-155.79

Flaming Aces showed up and beat expectations, coming out on top with a 174.70-155.79 win over The Real Slim Brady. The Real Slim Brady leapt out to a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but Flaming Aces held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kirk Cousins (77.5 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (23), while Tom Brady (234 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (13 Rec, 121 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for The Real Slim Brady in the loss. Flaming Aces (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against Team Double Dips, while The Real Slim Brady (1-1) attempt to right the ship against Hooked on A. Thielen.

Matchup Timeline

  Flaming Aces   The Real Slim Brady

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins (425 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 77.5 points against the Packers in Week 2. His scoring output was 73.3% more than his 44.71-point projection. Cousins ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

Flaming Aces
Points
% of total points 174.7
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
77.5
44.71
44.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23
17.87
13.2%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
17
13.54
9.7%
4
Kyle Rudolph
TE
14.2
10.55
8.1%
The Real Slim Brady
Points
% of total points 155.79
1
Tom Brady
QB
44.36
46.07
28.5%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
31.1
14.81
20%
3
Chris Thompson
RB
22.3
16.42
14.3%
4
Davante Adams
WR
20.4
14.24
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for The Real Slim Brady, helping give The Real Slim Brady a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Flaming Aces, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 28-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 174.70-89.50 lead for Flaming Aces.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for The Real Slim Brady, who trailed 174.70-137.86 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Flaming Aces   The Real Slim Brady

What If

Flaming Aces would have beaten seven other teams besides The Real Slim Brady this week.
The Real Slim Brady would have lost to seven other teams besides Flaming Aces this week.
Last week, The Real Slim Brady would have beaten Flaming Aces 170-138.
If Flaming Aces had played every team in the league each week, they would be 12-10.
If they played every team every week, The Real Slim Brady would be 11-11.

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