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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Budd Light
1-1 180.6
207.46
 
VS
proj
Bitterness
160.85 0-2
211.79

Budd Light manage to top Bitterness 180.60-160.85 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams were unable to live up to expectations, but Budd Light did enough to take down Bitterness, securing a 180.60-160.85 win. Bitterness nabbed a 3.80-point lead on Thursday, but Budd Light held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (443 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Jameis Winston (208 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD). Julio Jones (5 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Austin Ekeler (66 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 67 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Bitterness in the loss. Budd Light (1-1) will look to rack up another W against Dirty 54, while Bitterness (0-2) will attempt to get their first win against Night Hawk.

Matchup Timeline

  Budd Light   Bitterness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Raiders in Week 2, Mahomes passed for 443 yards and 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 46.05 points to scored 36.6% higher than his 33.71-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Budd Light this week. In Week 3, Mahomes and the Chiefs will battle the Ravens.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Budd Light
Points
% of total points 180.6
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
46.05
33.71
25.5%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
17.3
25.4
9.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
17.2
15
9.5%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
16.1
15.29
8.9%
Bitterness
Points
% of total points 160.85
1
Julio Jones
WR
27.6
21.15
17.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.3
17.15
14.5%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
18.85
21.56
11.7%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.6
13.57
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but after all the points were tallied, Bitterness emerged with a 21.10-17.30 lead. For Budd Light, Jameis Winston had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for Bitterness with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Bitterness became the proud owner of an 89.95-81.85 lead. Antonio Brown had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Budd Light, while Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Bitterness with a 54-yard pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Budd Light emerged with a 163.40-124.25 lead. For Budd Light, Patrick Mahomes had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass. Cooper Kupp had a 66-yard catch for Bitterness, while Josh Jacobs had a 51-yard run.
Sunday Night
Julio Jones had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Bitterness, who trailed 180.60-151.85 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Budd Light   Bitterness

What If

Budd Light would have beaten three other teams besides Bitterness this week.
Bitterness would have lost to six other teams besides Budd Light this week.
If Budd Light played Bitterness every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Had they played each other last week, Bitterness would have topped Budd Light 205.3-188.3.
If Budd Light had played every team in the league each week, they would be 4-14.
If they played every team every week, Bitterness would be 6-12.

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