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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Dustin's Team
2-0 132.38
119.27
 
VS
proj
War Admiral
102.08 0-2
118.99

Dustin's Team top predictions, defeat War Admiral in 132.38-102.08 rout

Dustin's Team outperformed expectations, cruising to a 132.38-102.08 win over War Admiral, who fell short of projections. Dustin's Team grabbed an early 21.00-point lead on Thursday. War Admiral came back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (27.48 points) and Hunter Henry (11.3). Not to be deterred, Dustin's Team pulled it together later that night, as Cam Newton (35.58 points) put them back ahead once and for all. Dustin's Team improve to 2-0 on the season, while War Admiral fall to 0-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Dustin's Team   War Admiral

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley caught 7 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Falcons lost to the Cowboys 40-39. In doing so, he put up 26.4 points to scored 81.6% higher than his 14.54-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dustin's Team this week. Ridley will square off against the Bears next week.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Dustin's Team
Points
% of total points 132.38
1
Cam Newton
QB
35.58
20.19
26.9%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
26.4
14.54
19.9%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
25.8
14.71
19.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
10.6
15.29
8%
War Admiral
Points
% of total points 102.08
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.48
23.91
26.9%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
15.4
12.33
15.1%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
12
8.55
11.8%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
11.3
9.22
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 43-yard touchdown catch for War Admiral for the team, who trailed 36.40-15.40 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Dustin's Team, helping the team to an 84.50-57.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Patrick Mahomes had a 54-yard touchdown pass for War Admiral to contribute to a 96.08-94.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Cam Newton had a 49-yard pass for Dustin's Team to contribute to a 130.08-96.08 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dustin's Team   War Admiral

What If

Dustin's Team would have beaten six other teams besides War Admiral this week.
War Admiral would have lost to six other teams besides Dustin's Team this week.
Dustin's Team would be 2-0 if they played War Admiral every week.
Had they played each other last week, Dustin's Team would have gotten the victory over War Admiral 121.1-114.34.
If Dustin's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-5.
If they played every team every week, War Admiral would be 5-13.

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