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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
1-0 97.34
90.18
 
VS
proj
Penetrators
81.28 0-1
82.52

Despite top scorer Higbee, Penetrators fall to 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, 97.34-81.28

Penetrators had the premier scorer in the matchup with TE Tyler Higbee racking up 23.4 points, the 12th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, who secured a 97.34-81.28 victory. 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 nabbed an early 15.94-point lead on Thursday. Penetrators bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Tyler Higbee (23.4 points) and James Conner (18.1). Unphased, 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 made a run later that afternoon, as Tyreek Hill (16.8 points) and Justin Tucker (16) put them back in the lead for good. 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Dr!p, while Penetrators (0-1) will face 12368975.0 in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆   Penetrators

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.15 points, Waller doubled that amount by scoring 16.3 points 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 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 this week. Waller will play the Patriots in Week 3.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆
Points
% of total points 97.34
1
Joe Burrow
QB
24.54
19.16
25.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
16.8
12.16
17.3%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.3
8.15
16.7%
4
Justin Tucker
K
16
10.39
16.4%
Penetrators
Points
% of total points 81.28
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
23.4
6.64
28.8%
2
James Conner
RB
18.1
11.62
22.3%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
14.38
18.34
17.7%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
8.6
14.03
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, contributing to a 24.54-8.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Penetrators who owned the lead, 79.48-39.14. For 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, Amari Cooper had a 58-yard catch. Tyler Higbee had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Penetrators, while James Conner had a 59-yard run.
Sunday Late
Tyreek Hill had a 54-yard touchdown catch for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆, while J.K. Dobbins had a 44-yard run, contributing to an 81.04-79.48 lead for 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆.

Points By Position

  🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆   Penetrators

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 scored more than their projected point totals.
Penetrators had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Penetrators can partially blame the loss on Jamison Crowder, who didn't score any points.
🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 recorded more points than their projected total, while Penetrators fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 16.06-point margin was the fifth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did 🏆🐲 KING KOOPA 🐲🏆 earn the win, but they also easily covered the 7.66-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Tyler Higbee put up 23.4 points, the highest score for a tight end this week.

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