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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Empire
1-1 112.08
113.45
 
VS
proj
Censored Clowns
110.14 1-1
114.51

Back-and-forth battle ends with The Empire coming back to top Censored Clowns in 112.08-110.14 battle

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, The Empire earned a come-from-behind victory over Censored Clowns, coming back to earn a 112.08-110.14 win. The Empire trailed 110.14-103.78 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Jordan Howard, who racked up 68 yards from scrimmage for 8.3 points. The Empire (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against Canadian Pharmacy, while Censored Clowns (1-1) take on 11 Angry Men in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  The Empire   Censored Clowns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Succop was one of five starters to overachieve for The Empire this week. He scored 9 points (2-2 FG, 42 long) in a 20-17 win over the Texans to beat his 7.47-point projection. Succop ranks #4 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Ryan Succop

Top Player Comparison

The Empire
Points
% of total points 112.08
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
44.98
23.58
40.1%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
17.5
15.02
15.6%
3
Devin Funchess
WR
11.2
10.22
10%
4
Robert Woods
WR
11.1
10.86
9.9%
Censored Clowns
Points
% of total points 110.14
1
Philip Rivers
QB
28.74
21.3
26.1%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
17.8
12.99
16.2%
3
Mike Evans
WR
17.3
13
15.7%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.2
18.33
15.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for The Empire, while Tyreek Hill had a 29-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 103.78-92.94 lead for The Empire.

Points By Position

  The Empire   Censored Clowns

What If

The Empire would have beaten seven other teams besides Censored Clowns this week.
Censored Clowns would have lost to five other teams besides The Empire this week.
Last week, Censored Clowns would have gotten the win over The Empire 141-118.
If The Empire had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-10.
If they played every team every week, Censored Clowns would be 19-7.

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