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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Yellawolff
2-0 159.15
138.14
 
VS
proj
Old school Nelson
114.36 1-1
121.24

Yellawolff defeat Old school Nelson in 159.15-114.36 rout

Yellawolff outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 159.15-114.36 win over Old school Nelson, who fell short of projections. Old school Nelson jumped out to a 24.60-point lead on Thursday behind Kareem Hunt, who racked up 101 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. But it was all Yellawolff after that. They were led by Matt Ryan (32.27 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (24.25). Yellawolff (2-0) will look to notch another W against Fifty with the Heat, while Old school Nelson (1-1) meet Gridiron Gang in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Yellawolff   Old school Nelson

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19.3 points, Waller more-than-doubled his 9.44-point projection as the Raiders beat the Saints 34-24. He caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Yellawolff this week. In Week 3, Waller and the Raiders will square off against the Patriots.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Yellawolff
Points
% of total points 159.15
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32.27
22.21
20.3%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
24.25
11.93
15.2%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.7
22.55
14.3%
4
Darren Waller
TE
19.3
9.44
12.1%
Old school Nelson
Points
% of total points 114.36
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
25.4
22.76
22.2%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
24.6
12.3
21.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.2
23.16
17.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14.8
14.6
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Yellawolff who took the lead, 119.85-99.56. Matt Ryan had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for Yellawolff, while Diontae Johnson had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Old school Nelson with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Yellawolff   Old school Nelson

What If

Yellawolff would have beaten seven other teams besides Old school Nelson this week.
Old school Nelson would have lost to seven other teams besides Yellawolff this week.
Yellawolff would be 1-1 if they played Old school Nelson every week.
Old school Nelson would have defeated Yellawolff 137.3-125.6 had they played each other last week.
If Yellawolff had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-4.
If they played every team every week, Old school Nelson would be 9-9.

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