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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1-1 95.96
102.53
 
VS
proj
The real Eric
93.96 1-1
105.89

Back-and-forth battle ends with Fantastic Mr. Fox coming back to top The real Eric in 95.96-93.96 battle

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Fantastic Mr. Fox earned a come-from-behind victory over The real Eric, staging a comeback for a 95.96-93.96 win. Fantastic Mr. Fox trailed 93.96-85.06 heading into Monday night, but the team came back behind Le'Veon Bell, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage for 10.9 points. Aaron Jones (116 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 34 Rec Yds) and Saquon Barkley (107 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 28 Rec Yds) did everything they could for The real Eric in defeat. Fantastic Mr. Fox (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against Red White & Blaine, while The real Eric (1-1) will try to get back in the win column against U-25 All-Stars.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The real Eric

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Prescott was one of three starters to overachieve for Fantastic Mr. Fox this week. He scored 28.66 points (269 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 69 Rush Yds) against the Redskins in Week 2 to beat his 20.76-point projection. Prescott ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Dak Prescott

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Points
% of total points 95.96
1
Dak Prescott
QB
28.66
20.76
29.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
15.3
12.52
15.9%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
12.7
12.4
13.2%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
10.9
14.05
11.4%
The real Eric
Points
% of total points 93.96
1
Aaron Jones
RB
21
11.48
22.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.5
18.24
20.8%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.5
9.5
17.6%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
12.86
22.03
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which The real Eric became the proud owner of a 76.46-59.86 lead. For Fantastic Mr. Fox, Dak Prescott had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for The real Eric with a 27-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Calvin Ridley had a 34-yard touchdown catch for The real Eric, contributing to a 93.96-85.06 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   The real Eric

What If

Fantastic Mr. Fox would have beaten six other teams besides The real Eric this week.
The real Eric would have lost to four other teams besides Fantastic Mr. Fox this week.
If they played The real Eric every week, Fantastic Mr. Fox would be 1-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, The real Eric would have beaten Fantastic Mr. Fox 114.62-96.16.
If Fantastic Mr. Fox had played every team in the league each week, they would be 11-11.
If they played every team every week, The real Eric would be 14-8.

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