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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Diamond Dogs
2-0 179.54
147.83
 
VS
proj
💰Get Money💰
132.45 0-2
143.17

Diamond Dogs top expectations, defeat 💰Get Money💰 in 179.54-132.45 rout

Diamond Dogs outperformed expectations, rolling to a 179.54-132.45 win over 💰Get Money💰, who fell short of projections. Diamond Dogs grabbed a 6.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tyler Higbee (28.4 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (24.5) and never gave it up. Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 153 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Travis Kelce (9 Rec, 90 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for 💰Get Money💰 in the loss. Diamond Dogs (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Lucky Number 12, while 💰Get Money💰 (0-2) will take on Líquíd_Ïce™ in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Diamond Dogs   💰Get Money💰

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Higbee (5 Rec, 54 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 28.4 points against the Eagles in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.86-point projection. Higbee ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Tyler Higbee

Top Player Comparison

Diamond Dogs
Points
% of total points 179.54
1
Kyler Murray
QB
39.84
28.34
22.2%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
28.4
10.86
15.8%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
27.5
14.8
15.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.5
24.01
13.6%
💰Get Money💰
Points
% of total points 132.45
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
34.3
14.98
25.9%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
24
17.49
18.1%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.95
26.31
15.1%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
19.2
21.02
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Diamond Dogs who claimed the lead, 83.40-77.20. Tyler Higbee had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Diamond Dogs, while Jerick McKinnon had a 55-yard run. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for 💰Get Money💰 with a 22-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 21-yard touchdown run and a 54-yard pass for Diamond Dogs, while Terry McLaurin had a 24-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 179.54-129.65 lead for Diamond Dogs.

Points By Position

  Diamond Dogs   💰Get Money💰

What If

Diamond Dogs would have beaten eight other teams besides 💰Get Money💰 this week.
💰Get Money💰 would have lost to seven other teams besides Diamond Dogs this week.
If they played 💰Get Money💰 every week, Diamond Dogs would be 1-1 this season.
💰Get Money💰 would have defeated Diamond Dogs 152.02-149.56 had they played each other last week.
If Diamond Dogs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-9.
If they played every team every week, 💰Get Money💰 would be 9-13.

Coach Talk

Diamond Dogs
Yo, Diamond Dogs, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this blowout. Not only did you win by 47+ points, you also jumped up from sixth place to third in the league standings!
💰Get Money💰
Producing only two targets this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for 💰Get Money💰 should smooth things over with their quarterbacks... and remind them to start checking down more frequently.