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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Iron City Chuggars
2-0 123.22
118.22
 
VS
proj
The Paper Curtain
115.06 1-1
113.39

Iron City Chuggars overcome starter's goose egg, top The Paper Curtain, 123.22-115.06

Despite a goose egg from Greg Zuerlein, Iron City Chuggars were able to persevere and earn the victory, earning a 123.22-115.06 win over The Paper Curtain. Iron City Chuggars nabbed a 27.40-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar showing from A.J. Green. The Paper Curtain bounced back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Tom Brady (20.36 points) and Rob Gronkowski (2.5). Unphased, Iron City Chuggars made a run later that night, as Saquon Barkley (17.8 points) put them back on top for good. Iron City Chuggars (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Beantown Champs, while The Paper Curtain (1-1) will try to right the ship against Kneel O'Donnell.

Matchup Timeline

  Iron City Chuggars   The Paper Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs, James tallied 22.3 points this week. He crushed his 4.28-point projection in the 42-37 loss. James ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Jesse James

Top Player Comparison

Iron City Chuggars
Points
% of total points 123.22
1
A.J. Green
WR
27.4
12.83
22.2%
2
Jesse James
TE
22.3
4.28
18.1%
3
Drew Brees
QB
21.62
24.36
17.5%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.8
17.91
14.4%
The Paper Curtain
Points
% of total points 115.06
1
Michael Thomas
WR
24.9
16.61
21.6%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
24.6
12.1
21.4%
3
Tom Brady
QB
20.36
22.2
17.7%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
13.8
10.24
12%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Green had a 32-yard touchdown catch for Iron City Chuggars to contribute to a 27.40-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Jesse James had a 26-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for Iron City Chuggars, while Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass, helping Iron City Chuggars to a 105.42-89.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for The Paper Curtain, contributing to a 112.66-105.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Iron City Chuggars   The Paper Curtain

What If

Iron City Chuggars would have beaten 10 other teams besides The Paper Curtain this week.
The Paper Curtain would have lost to just two other teams besides Iron City Chuggars this week.
Last week, Iron City Chuggars would have beaten The Paper Curtain 162-139.
If Iron City Chuggars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-2.
If they played every team every week, The Paper Curtain would be 21-5.

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