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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Reaper of Souls
2-0 135.4
112.05
 
VS
proj
Gronkey Kong
71.02 0-2
93.77

Reaper of Souls defeat Gronkey Kong in 135.40-71.02 rout

Reaper of Souls outperformed expectations, cruising to a 135.40-71.02 win over Gronkey Kong, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Reaper of Souls took a 51.88-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 56.3 points from Stefon Diggs (9 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Michael Thomas (12 Rec, 89 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Ryan Tannehill (168 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 44 Rush Yds) and Emmanuel Sanders (4 Rec, 96 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Gronkey Kong in the loss. Reaper of Souls (2-0) will look to build on their success against Hit The Showers Boys, while Gronkey Kong (0-2) face Voltron Vikings in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Reaper of Souls   Gronkey Kong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Packers in Week 2, Diggs caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 31.4 points to more-than-double his 12.49-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Reaper of Souls this week. In Week 3, Diggs and the Vikings will battle the Bills.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Reaper of Souls
Points
% of total points 135.4
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
31.4
12.49
23.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
24.9
16.61
18.4%
3
James Conner
RB
17
16.68
12.6%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
16.1
9.9
11.9%
Gronkey Kong
Points
% of total points 71.02
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
17.12
14.86
24.1%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
11.6
12.13
16.3%
3
Terrelle Pryor
WR
10.4
4.87
14.6%
4
Brandon McManus
K
8
10.11
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Reaper of Souls emerged with a 113.50-61.62 lead. Stefon Diggs had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Reaper of Souls, while Sammy Watkins had a 40-yard catch. Meanwhile, Ryan Tannehill had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Gronkey Kong, while Terrelle Pryor had a 44-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Dak Prescott had a 64-yard touchdown pass for Reaper of Souls to contribute to a 128.40-71.02 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Reaper of Souls   Gronkey Kong

What If

Reaper of Souls would have beaten 15 other teams besides Gronkey Kong this week.
Gronkey Kong would have lost to 17 other teams besides Reaper of Souls this week.
Had they played each other last week, Reaper of Souls would have been victorious over Gronkey Kong 130-126.
If Reaper of Souls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-5.
If they played every team every week, Gronkey Kong would be 17-21.

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