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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Ditka vs. God
2-0 443.31
477.59
 
VS
proj
Elliott's Team
335.42 0-2
412.05

Elliott's Team fall short of projections, succumb to Ditka vs. God, 443.31-335.42

There's no sugarcoating it, Elliott's Team didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Ditka vs. God earned a 443.31-335.42 win. Elliott's Team nabbed a 50.85-point lead on Thursday, but Ditka vs. God held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Le'Veon Bell, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage for 69.7 points, and Aaron Jones, who racked up 150 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (62.3 points). Patrick Mahomes (74.41 points) and Cam Newton (47.2) led the charge for Elliott's Team in the loss. Ditka vs. God (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Truth's Team, while Elliott's Team (0-2) will face Strikers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Ditka vs. God   Elliott's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hicks made 11 tackles as the Cardinals lost to the Ravens 23-17. In doing so, he put up 10.5 points and scored 84.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Ditka vs. God this week. Hicks will square off against the Panthers next week.
Jordan Hicks

Top Player Comparison

Ditka vs. God
Points
% of total points 443.31
1
Le'Veon Bell
RB
69.7
49.87
15.7%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
62.3
35.56
14.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
53.73
60.16
12.1%
4
Jared Goff
QB
49.62
55.59
11.2%
Elliott's Team
Points
% of total points 335.42
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
74.41
62.53
22.2%
2
Cam Newton
QB
47.2
56.54
14.1%
3
Peyton Barber
RB
43.65
22.48
13%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
31.8
42.16
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Thursday, but it was Elliott's Team who emerged with the lead, 90.85-40.00. For Ditka vs. God, Greg Olsen had a 41-yard catch. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Elliott's Team with a 44-yard pass and a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Elliott's Team emerged with a 245.96-230.91 lead. For Ditka vs. God, Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass. JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 45-yard catch for Elliott's Team, while Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Elliott's Team owned a 335.42-317.41 lead. For Ditka vs. God, Jared Goff had a 66-yard pass and a 57-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Elliott's Team with a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Ditka vs. God to contribute to a 373.61-335.42 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Ditka vs. God   Elliott's Team

What If

Ditka vs. God would have beaten nine other teams besides Elliott's Team this week.
Elliott's Team would have lost to nine other teams besides Ditka vs. God this week.
If they played Elliott's Team every week, Ditka vs. God would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Ditka vs. God would have gotten the win over Elliott's Team 493.09-332.26.
If Ditka vs. God had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-1.
If they played every team every week, Elliott's Team would be 1-21.

Coach Talk

Ditka vs. God
The key to success in football is creating mismatches. Fueled by some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our four starting backs logged 217 more total yards than the RBs on Elliott's Team (379 yards from scrimmage to 162), as we ultimately doubled up them at the position, 185.76 points to 87.88.
Elliott's Team
"Not getting enough opportunities" isn't an excuse this week for Elliott's Team. Our five pass-catchers (four WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 27 times in Week 2. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group pulled down only 13 receptions.