Week 2
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
1-1 216.69
206.57
Orange Nation
125.32
0-2
213
Orange Nation fall short of expectations, succumb to ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition in 216.69-125.32 runaway
There's no sugarcoating it, Orange Nation underperformed, at least according to projections, as ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition rolled to a 216.69-125.32 win. ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition earned a 7.98-point lead on Thursday behind the Washington Football Team defense (13 points) and Saquon Barkley (8.35) and never gave it up. Aaron Rodgers (255 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Julio Jones (6 Rec, 128 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Orange Nation in the loss. ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition (1-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Texasseans, while Orange Nation (0-2) attempt to earn their first W against Bring It!.
Matchup Timeline
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
Orange Nation
Inside the Matchup
Matchup Player of the Week
Smith (8 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int) scored 40.53 points in a 20-17 win over the Bengals in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.41-point projection. Smith ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Browns next week.
Top Player Comparison
Orange Nation
Points
% of total points 125.32
1
2
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
4
Matchup Highlights
Thursday
Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard run for ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition, helping the team to a 21.35-13.37 lead.
Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 41-yard pass for ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition to contribute to a 146.84-58.38 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Julio Jones had a 51-yard catch for Orange Nation, who trailed 195.29-79.79 after the late action.
Monday
Aaron Rodgers had a 22-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Orange Nation.
Points By Position
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
Orange Nation
What If
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition would have beaten nine other teams besides Orange Nation this week.
Orange Nation would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition would be 1-1 if they played Orange Nation every week.
Had they played each other last week, Orange Nation would have beaten ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition 166.85-152.88.
If ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition had played every team in the league each week, they would be 10-12.
If they played every team every week, Orange Nation would be 3-19.
Coach Talk
ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition
You know, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Orange Nation at the wide receiver position (65.67 points to 26.84).
Orange Nation
Hey, it's possible that Orange Nation may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 16 total targets in Week 2, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently contributed primarily by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.