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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The Philly Specials
1-1 127.19
109
 
VS
proj
yard crew
99.51 1-1
90.84

The Philly Specials earn win over yard crew in 127.19-99.51 rout

The Philly Specials exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 127.19-99.51 win over yard crew. The Philly Specials pulled out to an early 2.00-point lead on Thursday. yard crew came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by David Montgomery (13.05 points) and Harrison Butker (4). Unphased, The Philly Specials pulled it together later that night, as Calvin Ridley (20.5 points) and Carson Wentz (17.04) put them back in the lead for good. The Philly Specials (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against BallGrabbers, while yard crew (1-1) attempt to get back in the win column against NorthwestSalmonbelli.

Matchup Timeline

  The Philly Specials   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 8.5 points, Murphy more-than-tripled his 2.81-point projection as the Cardinals lost to the Ravens 23-17. He made 7 tackles to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Philly Specials this week. Murphy will battle the Panthers next week.
Byron Murphy

Top Player Comparison

The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 127.19
1
Aaron Jones
RB
24
12.1
18.9%
2
Mark Andrews
TE
21.2
7.31
16.7%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
20.5
10.62
16.1%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
17.04
21.34
13.4%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 99.51
1
Dak Prescott
QB
29.26
20.11
29.4%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
14
13.25
14.1%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
13.1
11.42
13.2%
4
David Montgomery
RB
13.05
8.37
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, The Philly Specials became the proud owner of a 75.65-73.36 lead. For The Philly Specials, Mark Andrews had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Dak Prescott had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard run for yard crew, while Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Calvin Ridley had a 34-yard touchdown catch for The Philly Specials, while Carson Wentz had a 43-yard pass to contribute to a 127.19-90.41 lead for The Philly Specials.

Points By Position

  The Philly Specials   yard crew

What If

The Philly Specials would have beaten nine other teams besides yard crew this week.
yard crew would have lost to 12 other teams besides The Philly Specials this week.
If The Philly Specials played yard crew every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Had they played each other last week, The Philly Specials would have gotten the victory over yard crew 131.57-111.45.
If The Philly Specials had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-13.
If they played every team every week, yard crew would be 10-24.

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