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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
North Dallas TONGO
1-1 95.48
111.53
 
VS
proj
The Empire
85.56 1-1
114.16

Offensively challenged North Dallas TONGO knock off The Empire, 95.48-85.56

With the 12th-ranked point total in the league for the week, North Dallas TONGO were lucky to earn a win against a foe that had an even worse week, securing a 95.48-85.56 win over The Empire. The Empire took a 3.20-point lead on Thursday, but North Dallas TONGO held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Ezekiel Elliott (19.2 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (15). Matthew Stafford (20.16 points) and James Robinson (19.5) did everything they could for The Empire in the loss. North Dallas TONGO (1-1) will look to earn another win against The Paper Curtain, while The Empire (1-1) attempt to get back in the win column against Russell Wilson's War.

Matchup Timeline

  North Dallas TONGO   The Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Colts defense scored 15 points in a 28-11 win over the Vikings to more-than-double their 6.82-point projection. They allowed only 11 points, surrendered 175 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on North Dallas TONGO this week. In Week 3, the Colts will battle the Jets.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

North Dallas TONGO
Points
% of total points 95.48
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.2
19.38
20.1%
2
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
15
6.82
15.7%
3
Russell Gage
WR
13.6
8.41
14.2%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
13.1
11.45
13.7%
The Empire
Points
% of total points 85.56
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
20.16
21.15
23.6%
2
James Robinson
RB
19.5
10.15
22.8%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.2
13.38
18.9%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
10.5
16.9
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, North Dallas TONGO had an 82.38-55.86 lead. For North Dallas TONGO, Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass. Matthew Stafford made the highlight reel for The Empire with a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  North Dallas TONGO   The Empire

What If

North Dallas TONGO would have beaten only one other team besides The Empire this week.
The Empire would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played The Empire every week, North Dallas TONGO would be 2-0 this season.
North Dallas TONGO would have been victorious over The Empire 109.26-106.38 had they played each other last week.
If North Dallas TONGO had played every team in the league each week, they would be 9-17.
If they played every team every week, The Empire would be 6-20.

Coach Talk

North Dallas TONGO
Nice job deploying a lineup that recorded 95.48 points this past week. We deem that to be a job done right. We should keep this momentum as we move on to our Week 3 matchup.
The Empire
Let's use this defeat as a learning experience and try to re-focus for next week, The Empire. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the most-potent possible lineup in Week 3.