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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Missing Link
2-0 133.98
126.59
 
VS
proj
Racist
110.98 0-2
115.78

Missing Link overcome starter's goose egg, knock off Racist in 133.98-110.98 rout

Both teams were impeded by starters who put up 0 points, but Missing Link were able to persevere and earn the victory, rolling to a 133.98-110.98 win over Racist. Missing Link grabbed a 19.70-point lead on Thursday behind Alex Collins (10.5 points) and Joe Mixon (9.2) and never let it go. Tom Brady (234 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Racist in the loss. Missing Link (2-0) will look to build on their success against Mehunglow, while Racist (0-2) match up against GFY in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Missing Link   Racist

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 12 passes for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Thomas tallied 24.9 points this week. He scored 49.9% more than his 16.61-point projection in the 21-18 win. Thomas ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Falcons next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Missing Link
Points
% of total points 133.98
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
41.68
29.09
31.1%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
24.9
16.61
18.6%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20
15.04
14.9%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
13
8.92
9.7%
Racist
Points
% of total points 110.98
1
Tom Brady
QB
28.36
29.96
25.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
26.4
11.44
23.8%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
19.4
9.57
17.5%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
14.5
13.84
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Missing Link who owned the lead, 133.98-82.62. Matthew Stafford had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 67-yard pass for Missing Link, while DeAndre Hopkins had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Travis Kelce had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Racist, while Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Racist, who trailed 133.98-110.98 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Missing Link   Racist

What If

Missing Link would have beaten five other teams besides Racist this week.
Racist would have lost to seven other teams besides Missing Link this week.
Had they played each other last week, Missing Link would have beaten Racist 124-100.
If Missing Link had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-9.
If they played every team every week, Racist would be 5-17.

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