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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Meatmonger
1-1 141.78
130.47
 
VS
proj
TX4vida
96.52 1-1
144.37

TX4vida fall to Meatmonger in 141.78-96.52 rout

TX4vida were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point total, as Meatmonger rolled to a 141.78-96.52 win. Meatmonger earned an early 10.20-point lead on Thursday. TX4vida came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Philip Rivers (13.86 points) and Sam Darnold (13.86). Not to be deterred, Meatmonger got it going later that afternoon, as Deshaun Watson (17.7 points) and Justin Tucker (12) put them back in the lead once and for all. Meatmonger (1-1) will look to add to their success against Sayers Monsters, while TX4vida (1-1) will match up against Stalin Colinet in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Meatmonger   TX4vida

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Giants in Week 2, Montgomery scored 19.7 points to nearly double his 10.3-point projection. He racked up 127 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Meatmonger this week. Montgomery will battle the Falcons next week.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 141.78
1
Derek Carr
QB
27.58
20.09
19.5%
2
David Montgomery
RB
19.7
10.3
13.9%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
17.7
24.62
12.5%
4
Chris Carson
RB
16.8
11.13
11.8%
TX4vida
Points
% of total points 96.52
1
Darren Waller
TE
16.3
8.15
16.9%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
13.86
21.42
14.4%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
13.86
16.81
14.4%
4
Mason Crosby
K
10
7.27
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
C.J. Uzomah had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Meatmonger, helping the team to a 10.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, TX4vida had a 74.82-62.80 lead. David Montgomery had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Meatmonger, while Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 41-yard catch. Sam Darnold made the highlight reel for TX4vida with a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Meatmonger   TX4vida

What If

Meatmonger would have beaten 10 other teams besides TX4vida this week.
TX4vida would have lost to 14 other teams besides Meatmonger this week.
If Meatmonger played TX4vida every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Had they played each other last week, TX4vida would have gotten the win over Meatmonger 130.12-108.38.
If Meatmonger had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-18.
If they played every team every week, TX4vida would be 12-22.

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