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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Soulja
2-0 166.99
170.19
 
VS
proj
Thats Weird
118.4 0-2
97.21

Thats Weird outperform projections but fall to The Soulja in 166.99-118.40 rout

The Soulja fell short of projections while Thats Weird brought their A game and beat expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result. Predicted to win 170.19-97.21, The Soulja cruised to a 166.99-118.40 victory over Thats Weird. The Soulja got out to a 17.19-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jimmy Garoppolo (29.64 points) and Stefon Diggs (26.9) and never looked back. Philip Rivers (46.74 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (17) were the leaders for Thats Weird in defeat. The Soulja (2-0) will look to maintain their momentum against A Team Has No Name, while Thats Weird (0-2) match up against Bert's Superb Team in an effort to get their first win.

Matchup Timeline

  The Soulja   Thats Weird

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs was one of eight starters to overachieve for The Soulja this week. He scored 26.9 points (9 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Packers in Week 2 to more-than-double his 9.73-point projection. Diggs ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

The Soulja
Points
% of total points 166.99
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
29.64
35.18
17.7%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
26.9
9.73
16.1%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
15.3
10.19
9.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.7
16.83
8.8%
Thats Weird
Points
% of total points 118.4
1
Philip Rivers
QB
46.74
32.13
39.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17
12.15
14.4%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
15.06
12.42
12.7%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
13
11.05
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but it was The Soulja who claimed the lead, 127.39-110.20. For The Soulja, Stefon Diggs had a 75-yard touchdown catch. DeAndre Hopkins had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Thats Weird, while Tyreek Hill had a 29-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  The Soulja   Thats Weird

What If

The Soulja would have beaten five other teams besides Thats Weird this week.
Thats Weird would have lost to seven other teams besides The Soulja this week.
The Soulja would have gotten the victory over Thats Weird 139-139 had they played each other last week.
If The Soulja had played every team in the league each week, they would be 10-8.
If they played every team every week, Thats Weird would be 4-14.

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