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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
General Monkey
2-0 116.68
110.44
 
VS
proj
North Stars
90.34 1-1
102.12

North Stars fall short of predictions, succumb to General Monkey in 116.68-90.34 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, North Stars underperformed, at least according to projections, as General Monkey cruised to a 116.68-90.34 win. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in this matchup, as General Monkey took a 60.74-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Stefon Diggs and Christian McCaffrey. Diggs caught 8 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown for 25.3 points, while McCaffrey racked up 88 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns (22.8 points). Tyler Higbee (5 Rec, 54 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (8 Rec, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for North Stars in defeat. General Monkey (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Oblong balls, while North Stars (1-1) will meet What can Brown do 4U in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  General Monkey   North Stars

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (8 Rec, 153 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 25.3 points against the Dolphins in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.97-point projection. Diggs ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

General Monkey
Points
% of total points 116.68
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.3
11.97
21.7%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.8
20.03
19.5%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.2
19.38
16.5%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
14.38
18.34
12.3%
North Stars
Points
% of total points 90.34
1
Tyler Higbee
TE
25.9
8.74
28.7%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.8
16.08
18.6%
3
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
13.24
17.41
14.7%
4
N'Keal Harry
WR
11.2
8.97
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was General Monkey who took the lead, 103.58-42.84. Stefon Diggs had a 22-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for General Monkey, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 45-yard catch. Tyler Higbee made the highlight reel for North Stars with a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  General Monkey   North Stars

What If

General Monkey would have beaten nine other teams besides North Stars this week.
North Stars would have lost to 10 other teams besides General Monkey this week.
If they played North Stars every week, General Monkey would be 2-0 this season.
Last week, General Monkey would have topped North Stars 103.9-102.16.
If General Monkey had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-8.
If they played every team every week, North Stars would be 14-16.

Coach Talk

General Monkey
You know what, General Monkey, we do certainly appreciate the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Kyle Rudolph), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant. We just ask you to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the early regular season. Can you imagine how silly we'd look if we let it happen in the playoffs?
North Stars
Don't get too discouraged, North Stars! Listen, we've been in this business long enough to know that occasionally free points can just miraculously show up out of nowhere. And then in some cases, like this week, they don't! Well, okay... it really would have required some serious wizardry to find an additional 27 points for you in this matchup.