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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
GreatPlainsDrifters
2-0 164.85
145.06
 
VS
proj
ExigentCircumstances
130.65 1-1
136.39

GreatPlainsDrifters outperform expectations, earn win against ExigentCircumstances in 164.85-130.65 rout

GreatPlainsDrifters brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 164.85-130.65 win over ExigentCircumstances, who fell short of projections. GreatPlainsDrifters pulled out to a 18.20-point lead on Thursday behind John Brown and never gave it back. Cam Newton (335 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 42 Rush Yds) and DeAndre Hopkins (6 Rec, 110 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for ExigentCircumstances in the loss. GreatPlainsDrifters (2-0) will look to sustain their momentum against FDC Chiefs, while ExigentCircumstances (1-1) will take on Enforcers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  GreatPlainsDrifters   ExigentCircumstances

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Chiefs in Week 2, Smith-Schuster caught 13 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 31.1 points to more-than-double his 14.73-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on GreatPlainsDrifters this week. Smith-Schuster will play the Buccaneers in Week 3.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

GreatPlainsDrifters
Points
% of total points 164.85
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
31.1
14.73
18.9%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
24.8
19.96
15%
3
Chris Hogan
WR
19.2
12.36
11.6%
4
John Brown
WR
19.2
10.19
11.6%
ExigentCircumstances
Points
% of total points 130.65
1
Cam Newton
QB
36.95
24.04
28.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
23
17.87
17.6%
3
Dede Westbrook
WR
17.7
7.43
13.5%
4
Robert Woods
WR
14.1
13.21
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
John Brown had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for GreatPlainsDrifters to contribute to a 18.20-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 51-yard touchdown pass for ExigentCircumstances, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 28-yard touchdown catch for ExigentCircumstances, who trailed 101.65-98.45 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which GreatPlainsDrifters boasted a 130.25-128.75 lead. For GreatPlainsDrifters, Chris Hogan had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Dede Westbrook made the highlight reel for ExigentCircumstances with a 61-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  GreatPlainsDrifters   ExigentCircumstances

What If

GreatPlainsDrifters would have beaten eight other teams besides ExigentCircumstances this week.
ExigentCircumstances would have lost to 10 other teams besides GreatPlainsDrifters this week.
GreatPlainsDrifters would have defeated ExigentCircumstances 134-114 had they played each other last week.
If GreatPlainsDrifters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-10.
If they played every team every week, ExigentCircumstances would be 5-21.

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