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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Easy Mode
1-1 123.1
118.67
 
VS
proj
Rookie Mistakes
84.34 1-1
117.14

Rookie Mistakes fall to Easy Mode in 123.10-84.34 rout

There's no easy way to put it, Rookie Mistakes underdelivered, at least compared to projections, as Easy Mode cruised to a 123.10-84.34 win. Easy Mode nabbed a 19.10-point lead on Thursday behind Chris Godwin and never relinquished it. Carson Wentz (20.54 points) and the Houston Texans defense (16) carried the flag for Rookie Mistakes in defeat. Easy Mode (1-1) will look to rack up another W against The Hammer, while Rookie Mistakes (1-1) will take on Rick James in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Easy Mode   Rookie Mistakes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19.1 points, Godwin more-than-doubled his 9.27-point projection as the Buccaneers beat the Panthers 20-14. He caught 8 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Easy Mode this week. In Week 3, Godwin and the Buccaneers will battle the Giants.
Chris Godwin

Top Player Comparison

Easy Mode
Points
% of total points 123.1
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
28.1
14.71
22.8%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
26.1
26.05
21.2%
3
Chris Godwin
WR
19.1
9.27
15.5%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
15.8
14.59
12.8%
Rookie Mistakes
Points
% of total points 84.34
1
Carson Wentz
QB
20.54
25.6
24.4%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
16
17.16
19%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
14.6
10.44
17.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
13
10.36
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Chris Godwin had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Easy Mode, helping to give the team a 19.10-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Easy Mode who owned the lead, 78.70-43.20. For Easy Mode, Dalvin Cook had a 75-yard touchdown run. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Rookie Mistakes with a 51-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard catch for Rookie Mistakes, who trailed 81.20-63.80 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday night, but it was Easy Mode who took the lead, 107.30-84.34. For Easy Mode, Matt Ryan had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 34-yard touchdown pass. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Rookie Mistakes with a 43-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Easy Mode   Rookie Mistakes

What If

Easy Mode would have beaten six other teams besides Rookie Mistakes this week.
Rookie Mistakes would have lost to six other teams besides Easy Mode this week.
Easy Mode would be 2-0 if they played Rookie Mistakes every week.
Had they played each other last week, Easy Mode would have topped Rookie Mistakes 128.19-116.8.
If Easy Mode had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-4.
If they played every team every week, Rookie Mistakes would be 7-11.

Coach Talk

Easy Mode
Creating mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our three backfield starters logged 216 more total yards than the RBs of Rookie Mistakes (366 yards from scrimmage to 150), as we ultimately tripled them at the position (51.6 points to 15).
Rookie Mistakes
Hey, Rookie Mistakes, what did your pass-catchers do to tick off their quarterbacks this week? Seeing only eight targets as a group this past week, our starting receiver crew (two WR, one TE) clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.