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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Word
2-0 474.43
473.05
 
VS
proj
Mississippi
450.51 0-2
416.28

Back-and-forth battle ends with Word defeating Mississippi, 474.43-450.51

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Word earned a hard-fought victory over Mississippi, securing a 474.43-450.51 win. Word were led by Matt Ryan (64.2 points) and David Montgomery (51.25), while Alvin Kamara (80.88 points) and Ryan Tannehill (55.43) did their part for Mississippi in the loss. Word (2-0) will look to rack up another win against Donald's Team, while Mississippi (0-2) face brandon's Team in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   Mississippi

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Anderson was one of eight starters to overachieve for Word this week. He scored 46.8 points (9 Rec, 109 Rec Yds) in a 31-17 lost to the Buccaneers to nearly double his 24.64-point projection. Anderson ranks #28 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 474.43
1
Matt Ryan
QB
64.2
55.6
13.5%
2
David Montgomery
RB
51.25
31.59
10.8%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
50.4
46.59
10.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
48.2
37.05
10.2%
Mississippi
Points
% of total points 450.51
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
80.88
52.41
18%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
55.43
48.94
12.3%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
51
38.19
11.3%
4
Tyler Higbee
TE
43.8
23.94
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Word became the proud owner of a 336.05-269.53 lead. Matt Ryan had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Word, while Aaron Rodgers had a 41-yard pass. Meanwhile, Ryan Tannehill had a 63-yard pass for Mississippi, while Tyler Higbee had a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Word   Mississippi

What If

Word would have beaten eight other teams besides Mississippi this week.
Mississippi would have lost to just three other teams besides Word this week.
If they played Mississippi every week, Word would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Word would have defeated Mississippi 484.89-454.71.
If Word had played every team in the league each week, they would be 20-2.
If they played every team every week, Mississippi would be 14-8.

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