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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Awesomeness
2-0 107.64
97.87
 
VS
proj
G'DAWG
100.26 0-2
109.67

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, G'DAWG fall to The Awesomeness, 107.64-100.26

Impeded by a goose egg from Greg Zuerlein, G'DAWG were unable to overcome The Awesomeness, which emerged victorious with a 107.64-100.26 victory. The Awesomeness never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 12.68-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Adam Thielen (21.1 points) and Brandin Cooks (17.9). Jared Goff (23.36 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (20.1) led the charge for G'DAWG in the loss. The Awesomeness (2-0) will look to notch another win against Abel Knox, while G'DAWG (0-2) attempt to get back on track against RidgeRunners.

Matchup Timeline

  The Awesomeness   G'DAWG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cooks (7 Rec, 159 Rec Yds) scored 17.9 points against the Cardinals in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.84-point projection. Cooks ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

The Awesomeness
Points
% of total points 107.64
1
Adam Thielen
WR
21.1
9.86
19.6%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
17.9
7.84
16.6%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.04
21.85
15.8%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
14.5
12.58
13.5%
G'DAWG
Points
% of total points 100.26
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.36
20.83
23.3%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.1
9.81
20%
3
James Conner
RB
14.5
15.09
14.5%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
14
14.31
14%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The Awesomeness became the proud owner of a 104.64-91.96 lead. Adam Thielen had a 22-yard touchdown catch for The Awesomeness, while Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard catch. Meanwhile, Jared Goff had a 57-yard pass for G'DAWG, while Ted Ginn Jr. had a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Awesomeness   G'DAWG

What If

The Awesomeness would have beaten five other teams besides G'DAWG this week.
G'DAWG would have lost to seven other teams besides The Awesomeness this week.
Had they played each other last week, The Awesomeness would have beaten G'DAWG 122-86.
If The Awesomeness had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-6.
If they played every team every week, G'DAWG would be 5-17.

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