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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
THE CIRCLE
2-0 210
173.22
 
VS
proj
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
151 0-2
155.68

THE CIRCLE defeat Pit Bull Blood Dogs in 210.00-151.00 rout

THE CIRCLE showed up, rolling to a 210.00-151.00 win over Pit Bull Blood Dogs, who fell short of projections. Pit Bull Blood Dogs pulled out to a 8.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all THE CIRCLE after that. They were led by Ben Roethlisberger, who passed for 452 yards and 3 touchdowns for 56 points, and the Los Angeles Rams defense, who didn't allow any points, surrendered 137 yards, and intercepted a pass (43 points). Deshaun Watson (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds) and Amari Cooper (10 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Pit Bull Blood Dogs in defeat. THE CIRCLE improve to 2-0 on the season, while Pit Bull Blood Dogs fall to 0-2.

Matchup Timeline

  THE CIRCLE   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thompson scored 23 points in a 21-9 loss to the Colts to beat his 15.37-point projection. He caught 13 passes for 92 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on THE CIRCLE this week. Next week, Thompson will battle the Packers.
Chris Thompson

Top Player Comparison

THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 210
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
56
25.9
26.7%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
43
36.04
20.5%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
28
12.21
13.3%
4
Chris Thompson
RB
23
15.37
11%
Pit Bull Blood Dogs
Points
% of total points 151
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
32
23.66
21.2%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
24
13.1
15.9%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
23
37.79
15.2%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
20
10.71
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Pit Bull Blood Dogs to contribute to a 8.00-0.00 lead for Pit Bull Blood Dogs.
Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, THE CIRCLE had a 201.00-151.00 lead. Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass for THE CIRCLE, while Will Fuller V had a 39-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 39-yard touchdown pass and a 28-yard touchdown pass for Pit Bull Blood Dogs, while Kenny Golladay had a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  THE CIRCLE   Pit Bull Blood Dogs

What If

THE CIRCLE would have beaten seven other teams besides Pit Bull Blood Dogs this week.
Pit Bull Blood Dogs would have lost to four other teams besides THE CIRCLE this week.
Had they played each other last week, Pit Bull Blood Dogs would have defeated THE CIRCLE 151-146.
If THE CIRCLE had played every team in the league each week, they would be 9-9.
If they played every team every week, Pit Bull Blood Dogs would be 6-12.

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