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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Trut Miners
2-0 98.88
119.74
 
VS
proj
Long Island Steelers
89.32 1-1
124.62

Trut Miners come back to beat Long Island Steelers 98.88-89.32

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Trut Miners did enough to beat Long Island Steelers. Predicted to lose 124.62-119.74, Trut Miners staged an impressive comeback to earn a 98.88-89.32 win over Long Island Steelers. Trut Miners trailed 89.32-76.58 heading into Monday night, but the squad came storming back behind Darren Waller, who caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for 22.3 points. Matt Ryan (273 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Justin Tucker (4-4 FG, 47 long, 3-3 XP) did everything they could for Long Island Steelers in defeat. Trut Miners (2-0) will look to get another W against Wizardos Tiburones, while Long Island Steelers (1-1) match up against Krásná Lípa Patriots in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Trut Miners   Long Island Steelers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown as the Raiders beat the Saints 34-24. In doing so, he put up 22.3 points to more-than-double his 10.69-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Trut Miners this week. Next week, Waller will play the Patriots.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Trut Miners
Points
% of total points 98.88
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
26.4
14.54
26.7%
2
Darren Waller
TE
22.3
10.69
22.6%
3
DJ Moore
WR
16
12.28
16.2%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
10.5
16.9
10.6%
Long Island Steelers
Points
% of total points 89.32
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28.52
20.07
31.9%
2
Justin Tucker
K
16
10.39
17.9%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15.4
13.36
17.2%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
6.7
11.94
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Long Island Steelers owned a 66.62-66.08 lead. Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Trut Miners, while Calvin Ridley had a 22-yard touchdown catch. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Long Island Steelers with a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Trut Miners   Long Island Steelers

What If

Trut Miners would have beaten only two other teams besides Long Island Steelers this week.
Long Island Steelers would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Trut Miners would be 2-0 if they played Long Island Steelers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Trut Miners would have gotten the win over Long Island Steelers 141.86-113.5.
If Trut Miners had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-8.
If they played every team every week, Long Island Steelers would be 4-18.

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