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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Valyrian Steelers
2-0 186
164.55
 
VS
proj
Keith's Optimal Team
184 0-2
137.62

Valyrian Steelers top projections, defeat Keith's Optimal Team in 186-184 duel

Both teams exceeded their projected point totals, but Valyrian Steelers knocked off Keith's Optimal Team, narrowly earning a 186-184 win. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Valyrian Steelers led 186-132 heading into Sunday night. Keith's Optimal Team closed the gap behind Lamar Jackson (52 points). Kyler Murray (400 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 31 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Matthew Stafford (278 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) did the heavy lifting for Valyrian Steelers in the win. Valyrian Steelers (2-0) will look to get another win against warners heros, while Keith's Optimal Team (0-2) face tyler's Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Valyrian Steelers   Keith's Optimal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Vikings in Week 2, Murray scored 81 points to more-than-double his 40.35-point projection. He passed for 400 yards , ran for 31 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Valyrian Steelers this week. Next week, Murray will face the Jaguars.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Valyrian Steelers
Points
% of total points 186
1
Kyler Murray
QB
81
40.35
43.5%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
40
31.98
21.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
26
36.16
14%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
22
28.89
11.8%
Keith's Optimal Team
Points
% of total points 184
1
Russell Wilson
QB
54
46.19
29.3%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
52
33.33
28.3%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
47
29.28
25.5%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
31
28.82
16.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matthew Stafford had a 44-yard pass and a 43-yard pass for Valyrian Steelers, while Joe Burrow had a 42-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 79-0 lead for Valyrian Steelers.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Valyrian Steelers boasted a 186-132 lead. For Valyrian Steelers, Kyler Murray had a 77-yard touchdown pass. Russell Wilson had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard touchdown pass for Keith's Optimal Team, while Kirk Cousins had a 64-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Lamar Jackson had a 42-yard touchdown pass for Keith's Optimal Team, who trailed 186-184 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Valyrian Steelers   Keith's Optimal Team

What If

Valyrian Steelers would have beaten only one other team besides Keith's Optimal Team this week.
Keith's Optimal Team would have lost to just one other team besides Valyrian Steelers this week.
Valyrian Steelers would be 2-0 if they played Keith's Optimal Team every week.
Valyrian Steelers would have beaten Keith's Optimal Team 275-138 had they played each other last week.
If Valyrian Steelers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 5-1.
If they played every team every week, Keith's Optimal Team would be 1-5.

Coach Talk

Valyrian Steelers
Who really cares if you ultimately slid from first place to second this past week... the important take-away here is that your team won the matchup. Maintain focus like this and the results are sure to follow.
Keith's Optimal Team
Well, this week's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Keith's Optimal Team. Choosing to start Ryan Fitzpatrick in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time?