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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The GodFather
2-0 94.42
108.71
 
VS
proj
Justice League
84.66 1-1
110.88

Offensively challenged The GodFather knock off Justice League, 94.42-84.66

The GodFather came out on top with a 94.42-84.66 win over Justice League despite ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. Justice League jumped out to a 8.10-point lead on Thursday, but The GodFather held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Breida (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds) and T.Y. Hilton (7 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD), while Ezekiel Elliott (17.2 points) and Tom Brady (16.36) did their part for Justice League in the loss. The GodFather (2-0) will look to earn another win against Deeznutz2u, while Justice League (1-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Da Bear Minimum.

Matchup Timeline

  The GodFather   Justice League

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Breida (138 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 21 Rec Yds) scored 23.4 points against the Lions in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.42-point projection. Breida ranks #62 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Matt Breida

Top Player Comparison

The GodFather
Points
% of total points 94.42
1
Matt Breida
RB
23.4
11.42
24.8%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
17.8
12.99
18.9%
3
Drew Brees
QB
17.62
20.88
18.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.3
8.44
12%
Justice League
Points
% of total points 84.66
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.2
18.33
20.3%
2
Tom Brady
QB
16.36
18.77
19.3%
3
Golden Tate
WR
15.3
12.39
18.1%
4
Jay Ajayi
RB
9.2
13.32
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, The GodFather emerged with a 84.32-37.60 lead. Matt Breida had a 66-yard touchdown run for The GodFather, while Drew Brees had a 42-yard pass. Golden Tate made the highlight reel for Justice League with a 67-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Justice League, who trailed 87.32-61.46 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  The GodFather   Justice League

What If

The GodFather would have beaten only one other team besides Justice League this week.
Justice League would have lost to seven other teams besides The GodFather this week.
Justice League would have defeated The GodFather 133-98 had they played each other last week.
If The GodFather had played every team in the league each week, they would be 6-12.
If they played every team every week, Justice League would be 8-10.

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