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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Tim Riggins
2-0 190
122.28
 
VS
proj
Dre1Don
119.66 1-1
122.26

Tim Riggins outperform projections, earn win over Dre1Don in 190.00-119.66 rout

Tim Riggins rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 190.00-119.66 win over Dre1Don, who fell short of projections. Tim Riggins pulled out to a 36.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Aaron Jones (43.6 points) and Dak Prescott (39.8) and never let it go. David Montgomery (82 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Mike Evans (7 Rec, 104 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Dre1Don in the loss. Tim Riggins improve to 2-0 on the season, while Dre1Don fall to 1-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Tim Riggins   Dre1Don

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Lions in Week 2, Jones racked up 236 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 43.6 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Tim Riggins this week. Jones will face the Saints in Week 3.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

Tim Riggins
Points
% of total points 190
1
Aaron Jones
RB
43.6
16.09
22.9%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
39.8
23.18
20.9%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
26.4
14.54
13.9%
4
Darren Waller
TE
22.3
10.69
11.7%
Dre1Don
Points
% of total points 119.66
1
David Montgomery
RB
20.2
11.12
16.9%
2
Mike Evans
WR
19.9
15.13
16.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.2
19.37
16%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.56
26.07
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with standout plays early Sunday, after which Tim Riggins owned a 127.40-90.80 lead. Aaron Jones had a 75-yard touchdown run for Tim Riggins, while Dak Prescott had a 58-yard pass. Meanwhile, Mike Evans had a 23-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for Dre1Don, while David Montgomery had a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a pair of 58-yard field goals for Tim Riggins, helping the team to a 149.40-119.66 lead.

Points By Position

  Tim Riggins   Dre1Don

What If

Tim Riggins would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Dre1Don would have lost to just one other team besides Tim Riggins this week.
Tim Riggins would be 1-1 if they played Dre1Don every week.
Last week, Dre1Don would have been victorious over Tim Riggins 128.5-126.64.
If Tim Riggins had played every team in the league each week, they would be 15-3.
If they played every team every week, Dre1Don would be 14-4.

Coach Talk

Tim Riggins
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. Fueled by an awesome outing by Dak Prescott, we doubled up Dre1Don at the quarterback position this past week (39.8 points to 17.56). Prescott went 34-for-47 for 450 yards and one TD in a 40-39 win over the Falcons.
Dre1Don
Hey, our crew was just resting up for next week, right? The six offensive position starters on Dre1Don (three RBs, two WRs, one TE) collectively put up 516 yards and just five touchdowns in Week 2. The skill players on Tim Riggins made it tough on us by logging 687 yards and seven scores.