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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
AA Ron Balakay
1-1 144.76
121.18
 
VS
proj
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
120.82 1-1
117.93

AA Ron Balakay defeat DarwinThompsonLIVMVP in 144.76-120.82 rout

AA Ron Balakay brought their A game, rolling to a 144.76-120.82 win over DarwinThompsonLIVMVP. AA Ron Balakay earned a 23.10-point lead on Thursday behind Kareem Hunt and never let go of it. Russell Wilson (288 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 39 Rush Yds) and Miles Sanders (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) were the leaders for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP in the loss. AA Ron Balakay (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against KOOL-K8T, while DarwinThompsonLIVMVP (1-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Mr. Phamtastic.

Matchup Timeline

  AA Ron Balakay   DarwinThompsonLIVMVP

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt was one of five starters to overachieve for AA Ron Balakay this week. He scored 23.1 points (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 15 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) in a 35-30 win over the Bengals to more-than-double his 11.4-point projection. Hunt ranks #35 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Football Team next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

AA Ron Balakay
Points
% of total points 144.76
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
23.1
11.4
16%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
23
11.96
15.9%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.5
14.17
13.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.2
19.38
13.3%
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
Points
% of total points 120.82
1
Russell Wilson
QB
41.42
23.21
34.3%
2
Miles Sanders
RB
18.6
15.18
15.4%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.1
16.81
13.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
14
14.33
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which AA Ron Balakay boasted an 82.26-62.80 lead. For AA Ron Balakay, Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Amari Cooper had a 58-yard catch for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Terry McLaurin had a 24-yard touchdown catch for AA Ron Balakay, helping the team to a 144.76-67.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Russell Wilson had a 54-yard touchdown pass and a 38-yard touchdown pass for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, who trailed 144.76-114.82 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  AA Ron Balakay   DarwinThompsonLIVMVP

What If

AA Ron Balakay would have beaten eight other teams besides DarwinThompsonLIVMVP this week.
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP would have lost to five other teams besides AA Ron Balakay this week.
AA Ron Balakay would be 1-1 if they played DarwinThompsonLIVMVP every week.
Last week, DarwinThompsonLIVMVP would have defeated AA Ron Balakay 126.18-101.1.
If AA Ron Balakay had played every team in the league each week, they would be 12-10.
If they played every team every week, DarwinThompsonLIVMVP would be 13-9.

Coach Talk

AA Ron Balakay
Sure, we ultimately got the win, but there's really no way sugarcoat it, AA Ron Balakay: our quarterback was severely outplayed by the opposition. Russell Wilson went 21-of-28 for 288 yards and five touchdowns for DarwinThompsonLIVMVP, and all Matthew Stafford could muster was a 20-for-33 outing, with 244 yards and two passing scores. Let's put some extra effort into studying those playbooks!
DarwinThompsonLIVMVP
Chin up, DarwinThompsonLIVMVP! Trust me here (this is coming from a coach who's frequently lived life on the hot seat)... You can take comfort knowing that there's always that gritty Graduate Assistant job available at the community college down the road!