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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Cowboy Chip
2-0 177
152.17
 
VS
proj
Warriors of Angels
117 0-2
104.73

Cowboy Chip defeat Warriors of Angels in 177-117 rout

Both teams rose to the occasion and exceeded projections, but it was Cowboy Chip who got the victory, cruising to a 177-117 win over Warriors of Angels. Warriors of Angels pulled out to a 21-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Cowboy Chip after that. They were led by Russell Wilson, who passed for 288 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 39 yards for 57 points, and Mike Evans, who caught 7 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown (23 points). Matt Ryan (273 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (89 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Warriors of Angels in defeat. Cowboy Chip (2-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against Aida Wildcats, while Warriors of Angels (0-2) will face off against Sledgehammers in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cowboy Chip   Warriors of Angels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense (21 Pts Allowed, 319 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) scored 16 points against the Broncos in Week 2. Their scoring output was 57.6% more than their 10.15-point projection. The Steelers defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Texans next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 177
1
Russell Wilson
QB
57
39.28
32.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
23
17.93
13%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
21
16.29
11.9%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
20
16.74
11.3%
Warriors of Angels
Points
% of total points 117
1
Matt Ryan
QB
49
34.85
41.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
23
19.78
19.7%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
14
14.38
12%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
12
17.2
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Warriors of Angels became the proud owner of a 105-84 lead. For Cowboy Chip, Mike Evans had a 23-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch. Matt Ryan had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Warriors of Angels, while Courtland Sutton had a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 54-yard touchdown catch for Cowboy Chip, contributing to a 120-105 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass for Cowboy Chip, helping the team to a 177-105 lead.

Points By Position

  Cowboy Chip   Warriors of Angels

What If

Cowboy Chip would have beaten five other teams besides Warriors of Angels this week.
Warriors of Angels would have lost to five other teams besides Cowboy Chip this week.
Cowboy Chip would be 1-1 if they played Warriors of Angels every week.
Warriors of Angels would have topped Cowboy Chip 149-137 had they played each other last week.
If Cowboy Chip had played every team in the league each week, they would be 7-7.
If they played every team every week, Warriors of Angels would be 5-9.

Coach Talk

Cowboy Chip
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Warriors of Angels at the wide receiver position (59 points to 23).
Warriors of Angels
There's a real chance that Warriors of Angels might be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. With just 12 total targets in Week 2, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.