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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Nerd Herd
1-1 116.14
96.6
 
VS
proj
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
76.82 0-2
103.2

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.

Matchup Timeline

  Nerd Herd   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

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.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 116.14
1
Derrick Henry
RB
41.7
14.98
35.9%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
16.7
10.62
14.4%
3
Mike Williams
WR
15.1
9.15
13%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
10.8
11.23
9.3%
Wayne's Wacky Weasels
Points
% of total points 76.82
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
18.22
20.79
23.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
13.9
9.69
18.1%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
12.3
11.69
16%
4
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
11.4
9.19
14.8%

Matchup Highlights

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.

Points By Position

  Nerd Herd   Wayne's Wacky Weasels

What If

Nerd Herd would have beaten nine other teams besides Wayne's Wacky Weasels this week.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels would have lost to eight other teams besides Nerd Herd this week.
If they played Wayne's Wacky Weasels every week, Nerd Herd would be 1-1 this season.
Wayne's Wacky Weasels would have defeated Nerd Herd 101.14-90.84 had they played each other last week.
If Nerd Herd had played every team in the league each week, they would be 13-9.
If they played every team every week, Wayne's Wacky Weasels would be 7-15.

Coach Talk

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.