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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Melonville LaRues
2-0 142
106.04
 
VS
proj
Springfield Atoms
93 1-1
99.45

Melonville LaRues earn win over Springfield Atoms in 142-93 rout

Melonville LaRues stepped up, rolling to a 142-93 win over Springfield Atoms, who fell short of projections. Melonville LaRues took a 24-point lead on Thursday behind Nick Chubb and never let go of it. Darren Waller (16 points) and Carson Wentz (14) carried the flag for Springfield Atoms in the loss. Melonville LaRues (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against plano tiburon, while Springfield Atoms (1-1) will meet Dak to the Future in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Melonville LaRues   Springfield Atoms

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley was one of five starters to overachieve for Melonville LaRues this week. He scored 22 points (7 Rec, 109 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Cowboys in Week 2 to more-than-double his 10.2-point projection. Ridley ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Melonville LaRues
Points
% of total points 142
1
Matt Ryan
QB
41
25.88
28.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
28
14.34
19.7%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
24
13.25
16.9%
4
Calvin Ridley
WR
22
10.2
15.5%
Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 93
1
Darren Waller
TE
16
7.28
17.2%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
14
23.59
15.1%
3
DJ Moore
WR
12
8.74
12.9%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
11
4.33
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan hit Calvin Ridley for a 22-yard touchdown pass for Melonville LaRues. Ryan also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard touchdown pass, helping Melonville LaRues to a 109-34 lead.
Sunday Late
Harrison Butker had a couple of 58-yard field goals for Springfield Atoms, who trailed 109-68 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Melonville LaRues   Springfield Atoms

What If

Melonville LaRues would have beaten eight other teams besides Springfield Atoms this week.
Springfield Atoms would have lost to six other teams besides Melonville LaRues this week.
If they played Springfield Atoms every week, Melonville LaRues would be 1-0-1 this season.
Last week, Melonville LaRues would have tied Melonville LaRues 112-112.
If Melonville LaRues had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-3-1.
If they played every team every week, Springfield Atoms would be 13-8-1.

Coach Talk

Melonville LaRues
You know, football is all about finding the mismatches. Not only did we almost triple Springfield Atoms at RB (58 points to 21), we also nearly tripled them at QB (41 to 14).
Springfield Atoms
We should use this last matchup as a learning experience and try to get better next week, Springfield Atoms. Take a gander at what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are saying and configure the most-potent possible lineup in Week 3.