Nerd Herd defeat Wayne's Wacky Weasels in 116.14-76.82 rout
Nerd Herd exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 116.14-76.82 win over Wayne's Wacky Weasels, who fell short of projections. Nerd Herd earned an early 13.70-point lead on Thursday. Wayne's Wacky Weasels came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matthew Stafford (18.22 points) and DJ Moore (13.9). Not to be deterred, Nerd Herd pulled it together later that afternoon, as Derrick Henry (41.7 points) and Mike Williams (15.1) put them back on top for good. Nerd Herd (1-1) will look to earn another win against Kirk's Plexiglass Enclosure, while Wayne's Wacky Weasels (0-2) will take on The Chubb Clubb in an effort to get back on track.
While racking up 237 yards from scrimmage and running for 3 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Henry put up 41.7 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 14.98-point projection in the 33-30 win. Henry ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 44-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Wayne's Wacky Weasels, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 42-yard touchdown catch, helping Wayne's Wacky Weasels to a 64.52-29.24 lead.
Sunday Late
Derrick Henry had a 60-yard touchdown run for Nerd Herd, while Keenan Allen had a 42-yard catch to contribute to a 104.14-76.82 lead for Nerd Herd.
Nerd Herd
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. With good numbers out of our ball-carriers, our team took that to heart this past week. We thoroughly dominated Wayne's Wacky Weasels at running back (43.9 points to 8.9). With 237 total yards and three TDs, Derrick Henry did most of the heavy lifting, while Nyheim Hines sprinkled in some extra goodness with 22 yards.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in next week, right? The six starting offensive position players (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Wayne's Wacky Weasels combined to register 326 yards and just three touchdowns in Week 2. The skill players on Nerd Herd made it tough on us by logging 638 yards and five scores.