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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
shakia's Team
1-1 252
221.99
 
VS
proj
Monkey Business
229 0-2
169.18

shakia's Team brush off projections, earn win against Monkey Business, 252-229

Both teams outperformed projections, but it was shakia's Team who emerged victorious, emerging victorious with a 252-229 win over Monkey Business. Monkey Business took a 30-point lead on Thursday, but shakia's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan (39 points) and the Baltimore Ravens defense (32). Jaylon Smith (41 points) and Nick Chubb (34) did their part for Monkey Business in the loss. shakia's Team (1-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against The Justice League, while Monkey Business (0-2) try to right the ship against WTF Niagara Falls.

Matchup Timeline

  shakia's Team   Monkey Business

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Broncos in Week 2, Conner racked up 121 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 27 points to more-than-double his 10.09-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on shakia's Team this week. In Week 3, Conner and the Steelers will play the Texans.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

shakia's Team
Points
% of total points 252
1
Matt Ryan
QB
39
20.15
15.5%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
32
19.97
12.7%
3
Landon Collins
S
30
20.3
11.9%
4
James Conner
RB
27
10.09
10.7%
Monkey Business
Points
% of total points 229
1
Jaylon Smith
LB
41
30.98
17.9%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
34
12.92
14.8%
3
Devin Bush
LB
27
27.98
11.8%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
23
18.58
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Monkey Business who grabbed the lead, 200-159. Matt Ryan had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 22-yard touchdown pass for shakia's Team, while James Conner had a 59-yard run. Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Monkey Business, while Hayden Hurst had a 42-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Dwayne Haskins Jr. had a 24-yard touchdown pass for shakia's Team to contribute to a 239-229 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  shakia's Team   Monkey Business

What If

shakia's Team would have beaten 12 other teams besides Monkey Business this week.
Monkey Business would have lost to eight other teams besides shakia's Team this week.
shakia's Team would be 2-0 if they played Monkey Business every week.
shakia's Team would have been victorious over Monkey Business 223-193 had they played each other last week.
If shakia's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-14.
If they played every team every week, Monkey Business would be 13-25.

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