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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
LongLostChamp
1-1 129.2
111.17
 
VS
proj
EBDBBnB
112.88 1-1
128.15

LongLostChamp knock off EBDBBnB, 129.20-112.88

LongLostChamp brought their A game and beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 129.20-112.88 win over EBDBBnB, who fell short of projections. EBDBBnB jumped out to a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but LongLostChamp held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 425 yards and 4 touchdowns for 34.5 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 10 passes for 116 yards (21.6 points), while Christian McCaffrey (37 Rush Yds, 102 Rec Yds) and Zach Ertz (11 Rec, 94 Rec Yds) carried the flag for EBDBBnB in the loss. LongLostChamp (1-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against SPARK, while EBDBBnB (1-1) try to get back in the win column against A-A-Ron.

Matchup Timeline

  LongLostChamp   EBDBBnB

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins was one of six starters to overachieve for LongLostChamp this week. He scored 34.5 points (425 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) in a 29-29 tie with the Packers to nearly double his 18.38-point projection. Cousins ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

LongLostChamp
Points
% of total points 129.2
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
34.5
18.38
26.7%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
21.6
13.81
16.7%
3
Kyle Rudolph
TE
14.2
10.55
11%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
13
9.33
10.1%
EBDBBnB
Points
% of total points 112.88
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.9
20.64
24.7%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
20.4
13.74
18.1%
3
Case Keenum
QB
15.48
17.9
13.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
12.3
11.98
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for EBDBBnB, helping give EBDBBnB a 7.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for LongLostChamp to contribute to a 129.20-98.78 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  LongLostChamp   EBDBBnB

What If

LongLostChamp would have beaten seven other teams besides EBDBBnB this week.
EBDBBnB would have lost to 10 other teams besides LongLostChamp this week.
Had they played each other last week, EBDBBnB would have topped LongLostChamp 140-95.
If LongLostChamp had played every team in the league each week, they would be 11-15.
If they played every team every week, EBDBBnB would be 13-13.

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