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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
NMSaints
2-0 136.56
122.4
 
VS
proj
Insanity
124.26 1-1
148.62

NMSaints knock off Insanity, 136.56-124.26

NMSaints beat expectations, securing a 136.56-124.26 win over Insanity, who fell short of projections. NMSaints never trailed in this one after earning a 19.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Kyler Murray (42.86 points) and the Green Bay Packers defense (17). Deshaun Watson (30.86 points) and Todd Gurley II (23.7) were the leaders for Insanity in the loss. NMSaints (2-0) will look to add to their success against Cash Money, while Insanity (1-1) will try to generate some positive momentum against Ridgemont Wolves.

Matchup Timeline

  NMSaints   Insanity

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders was one of five starters to overachieve for NMSaints this week. He scored 28.8 points (11 Rec, 98 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) against the Bears in Week 2 to more-than-double his 10.65-point projection. Sanders ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Emmanuel Sanders

Top Player Comparison

NMSaints
Points
% of total points 136.56
1
Kyler Murray
QB
42.86
38.73
31.4%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
28.8
10.65
21.1%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
17
9.08
12.4%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
16.6
10.41
12.2%
Insanity
Points
% of total points 124.26
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.86
46.29
24.8%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.7
21.37
19.1%
3
Matt Breida
RB
20.2
21.59
16.3%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
17.2
15.06
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray had a 54-yard pass and a 40-yard pass for NMSaints, while Marquise Brown had a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 90.66-71.36 lead for NMSaints.
Sunday Late
Wil Lutz had a 52-yard field goal for Insanity, who trailed 136.56-107.06 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  NMSaints   Insanity

What If

NMSaints would have beaten nine other teams besides Insanity this week.
Insanity would have lost to 12 other teams besides NMSaints this week.
NMSaints would be 2-0 if they played Insanity every week.
Had they played each other last week, NMSaints would have been victorious over Insanity 166.52-161.22.
If NMSaints had played every team in the league each week, they would be 27-11.
If they played every team every week, Insanity would be 22-16.

Coach Talk

NMSaints
You know what, NMSaints, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (DeVante Parker), while still getting the win... that's playing with fire! We just ask you to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
Insanity
Insanity may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. Our trio of pass-catchers (one WR and two TE) were targeted a healthy 24 times in Week 2. Those players might need to hit the practice field, considering they tallied just 13 catches.