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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
2-0 115.98
99.13
 
VS
proj
El Chupacabras
113.52 0-2
105.64

Minor Prophets top predictions, come back to win against El Chupacabras in 115.98-113.52 battle

Minor Prophets brought their A game, staging an impressive comeback for a 115.98-113.52 win over El Chupacabras. After trailing 113.52-80.40 heading into Sunday night, Minor Prophets came storming back behind Cam Newton, who passed for 397 yards , ran for 47 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 35.58 points. Matt Ryan (273 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Miles Sanders (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) led the charge for El Chupacabras in the loss. Minor Prophets (2-0) will look to get another W against don't @ me brah, while El Chupacabras (0-2) will face The Phantom Limbs in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   El Chupacabras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Newton was one of five starters to overachieve for Minor Prophets this week. He scored 35.58 points (397 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 47 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) against the Seahawks in Week 2 to beat his 20.19-point projection. Newton ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Cam Newton

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 115.98
1
Cam Newton
QB
35.58
20.19
30.7%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
15.1
15.19
13%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.2
8.77
11.4%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
13
9.24
11.2%
El Chupacabras
Points
% of total points 113.52
1
Matt Ryan
QB
28.52
20.07
25.1%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
17.1
13.11
15.1%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
17
9.81
15%
4
Hayden Hurst
TE
13.2
6.31
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan hit Hayden Hurst for a 42-yard touchdown pass for El Chupacabras. Ryan also lit up the scoreboard with a 22-yard touchdown pass, helping El Chupacabras to a 113.52-54.60 lead.
Sunday Night
Cam Newton had a 49-yard pass for Minor Prophets to contribute to a 115.98-113.52 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   El Chupacabras

What If

Minor Prophets would have beaten six other teams besides El Chupacabras this week.
El Chupacabras would have lost to five other teams besides Minor Prophets this week.
Minor Prophets would be 2-0 if they played El Chupacabras every week.
Minor Prophets would have topped El Chupacabras 96.7-74.3 had they played each other last week.
If Minor Prophets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 14-8.
If they played every team every week, El Chupacabras would be 5-17.

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