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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
1-1 219
205.13
 
VS
proj
I AM BRAINWASHED
191 0-2
155.06

Back-and-forth battle ends with WTF Niagara Falls coming back to top I AM BRAINWASHED, 219-191

Well, that was exhilarating! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, WTF Niagara Falls earned a come-from-behind victory over I AM BRAINWASHED, rallying to earn a 219-191 win. WTF Niagara Falls trailed 173-170 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Darren Waller, who caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown for 26 points, and Janoris Jenkins, who made 5 tackles (16 points). Terry McLaurin (28 points) and Desmond King II (24) did everything they could for I AM BRAINWASHED in the loss. WTF Niagara Falls (1-1) will look to notch another W against Monkey Business, while I AM BRAINWASHED (0-2) match up against Sad Sacks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   I AM BRAINWASHED

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller was one of six starters to overachieve for WTF Niagara Falls this week. He scored 26 points (12 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) against the Saints in Week 2 to more-than-triple his 7.28-point projection. Waller ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 219
1
Micah Kiser
LB
55
20.44
25.1%
2
Darren Waller
TE
26
7.28
11.9%
3
Kyle Fuller
CB
24
21.59
11%
4
Derek Watt
RB
17
0
7.8%
I AM BRAINWASHED
Points
% of total points 191
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
28
8.61
14.7%
2
Desmond King II
CB
24
10.1
12.6%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
21
9.32
11%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
20
11.24
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Amari Cooper had a 58-yard catch for I AM BRAINWASHED, while Darrell Henderson Jr. had a 40-yard run for the team, who trailed 122-89 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 24-yard touchdown catch for I AM BRAINWASHED, helping the team to a 173-165 lead.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   I AM BRAINWASHED

What If

WTF Niagara Falls would have beaten only five other teams besides I AM BRAINWASHED this week.
I AM BRAINWASHED would have lost to 15 other teams besides WTF Niagara Falls this week.
If WTF Niagara Falls played I AM BRAINWASHED every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Had they played each other last week, WTF Niagara Falls would have topped I AM BRAINWASHED 263-194.
If WTF Niagara Falls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-16.
If they played every team every week, I AM BRAINWASHED would be 7-31.

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