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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Ram's Den
1-1 184.37
192.02
 
VS
proj
Greyhound Express
131.9 0-2
176.48

Greyhound Express fall to Ram's Den, 184.37-131.90

Greyhound Express were unable to rise to the occasion, as Ram's Den emerged victorious with a 184.37-131.90 win. Ram's Den nabbed a 72.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 48.4 points from Christian McCaffrey (59 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 29 Rec Yds) and Todd Gurley II (61 Rush Yds) and never looked back. Terry McLaurin (22 points) and Derrick Henry (20.9) did everything they could for Greyhound Express in the loss. Ram's Den (1-1) will look to notch another win against Newbies Rule, while Greyhound Express (0-2) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Big Blue.

Matchup Timeline

  Ram's Den   Greyhound Express

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fairbairn made all 3 of his FG attempts as the Texans lost to the Ravens 33-16. In doing so, he put up 12 points and scored 56.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Ram's Den this week. Next week, Fairbairn will battle the Steelers.
Ka'imi Fairbairn

Top Player Comparison

Ram's Den
Points
% of total points 184.37
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.8
29.4
17.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
26.2
32.97
14.2%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
16.6
21.33
9%
4
John Brown
WR
16.2
10.95
8.8%
Greyhound Express
Points
% of total points 131.9
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
22
12.09
16.7%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
20.9
27.53
15.8%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
19.8
15.42
15%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.5
14.25
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Ram's Den who owned the lead, 118.87-46.63. For Ram's Den, John Brown had a 46-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for Greyhound Express with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 24-yard touchdown catch for Greyhound Express, while Tyreek Hill had a 54-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 184.37-126.90 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Ram's Den   Greyhound Express

What If

Ram's Den would have beaten only two other teams besides Greyhound Express this week.
Greyhound Express would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Ram's Den played Greyhound Express every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Ram's Den would have defeated Greyhound Express 188.67-160.3 had they played each other last week.
If Ram's Den had played every team in the league each week, they would be 8-6.
If they played every team every week, Greyhound Express would be 0-14.

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