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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Dan the Man
1-1 157.18
130.01
 
VS
proj
Joe Montana
116.18 0-2
114.35

Dan the Man earn win over Joe Montana in 157.18-116.18 rout

Dan the Man rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 157.18-116.18 win over Joe Montana. Joe Montana took a 9.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Dan the Man after that. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger (452 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Brandin Cooks (7 Rec, 159 Rec Yds). Matt Ryan (272 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Kenyan Drake (53 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 17 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Joe Montana in defeat. Dan the Man (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against TROY AIKMAN, while Joe Montana (0-2) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Randy Moss.

Matchup Timeline

  Dan the Man   Joe Montana

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 159 yards against the Cardinals, Cooks tallied 22.4 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 10.78-point projection in the 34-0 win. Cooks ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Dan the Man
Points
% of total points 157.18
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
40.98
20.63
26.1%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
22.4
10.78
14.3%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.3
14.79
12.9%
4
Chris Thompson
RB
18.3
13.7
11.6%
Joe Montana
Points
% of total points 116.18
1
Matt Ryan
QB
31.68
17.39
27.3%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.5
12.94
13.3%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
15
16.51
12.9%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13
12.86
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for Dan the Man, while Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard catch to contribute to a 139.18-116.18 lead for Dan the Man.

Points By Position

  Dan the Man   Joe Montana

What If

Dan the Man would have beaten 10 other teams besides Joe Montana this week.
Joe Montana would have lost to eight other teams besides Dan the Man this week.
Dan the Man would have topped Joe Montana 124-80 had they played each other last week.
If Dan the Man had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-9.
If they played every team every week, Joe Montana would be 4-22.

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