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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Maxdeflation
2-0 146.98
163.38
 
VS
proj
The Replacements
83.72 0-2
136.05

Maxdeflation come up short of expectations, still manage to defeat The Replacements in 146.98-83.72 rout

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Maxdeflation did enough to knock off The Replacements, rolling to a 146.98-83.72 win. The Replacements got out to a 4.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Maxdeflation after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson (272 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 120 Rush Yds) and Saquon Barkley (107 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 28 Rec Yds). Julio Jones (5 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Mecole Hardman (4 Rec, 61 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for The Replacements in the loss. Maxdeflation improve to 2-0 on the season, while The Replacements fall to 0-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Maxdeflation   The Replacements

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ross III caught 4 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals lost to the 49ers 41-17. In doing so, he put up 19.2 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Maxdeflation this week. Ross III will face the Bills next week.
John Ross III

Top Player Comparison

Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 146.98
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
40.88
26.71
27.8%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
25.5
23.44
17.3%
3
John Ross III
WR
19.2
10.12
13.1%
4
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
13.4
10.96
9.1%
The Replacements
Points
% of total points 83.72
1
Julio Jones
WR
26.6
19.42
31.8%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
14.1
7.02
16.8%
3
DJ Moore
WR
13.9
14.66
16.6%
4
James White
RB
10.9
11.7
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Maxdeflation, while Larry Fitzgerald had a 54-yard catch and a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 146.98-35.50 lead for Maxdeflation.
Sunday Late
Mecole Hardman had a 42-yard touchdown catch for The Replacements, who trailed 146.98-51.42 after the late afternoon action.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 54-yard touchdown catch for The Replacements, who trailed 146.98-83.72 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Maxdeflation   The Replacements

What If

Maxdeflation would have beaten six other teams besides The Replacements this week.
The Replacements would have lost to nine other teams besides Maxdeflation this week.
If they played The Replacements every week, Maxdeflation would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Maxdeflation would have defeated The Replacements 203.26-138.3.
If Maxdeflation had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-4.
If they played every team every week, The Replacements would be 5-17.

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