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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
1-1 200.66
205.42
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
171.68 1-1
214.48

Dallas Cowboys succumb to Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, 200.66-171.68

Dallas Cowboys were unable to bring their A game, coming up short of projections, as Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man secured a 200.66-171.68 win. Dallas Cowboys earned a 0.44-point lead on Thursday, but Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Daniel Jones, who passed for 249 yards , ran for 95 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for 31.46 points, and Calvin Ridley, who caught 7 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown (19.3 points). Justin Reid (4 Tackles, 1 Int) and Jonathan Allen (6 Tackles, 2 Sacks) carried the flag for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (1-1) will look to add to their success against Seattle Seahawks, while Dallas Cowboys (1-1) try to get back in the win column against Baltimore Ravens.

Matchup Timeline

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 35-0 win over the Dolphins, Johnson scored 17.5 points to crush his 2.84-point projection. He made 4 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this week. In Week 3, Johnson and the Bills will go up against the Football Team.
Taron Johnson

Top Player Comparison

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 200.66
1
Daniel Jones
QB
31.46
19.38
15.7%
2
Calvin Ridley
WR
19.3
17.75
9.6%
3
Taron Johnson
CB
17.5
2.84
8.7%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
17.2
16.03
8.6%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 171.68
1
Justin Reid
S
16
5.48
9.3%
2
Jonathan Allen
DT
15.5
6.38
9%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
11
5.87
6.4%
4
Michael Carter
RB
10.8
7.4
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Thursday, after which Dallas Cowboys had a 35.90-35.46 lead. For Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, Daniel Jones had a 33-yard touchdown pass. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Dallas Cowboys with a 41-yard run.

Points By Position

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Dallas Cowboys

What If

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man would have beaten 11 other teams besides Dallas Cowboys this week.
Dallas Cowboys would have lost to 14 other teams besides Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this week.
If Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man played Dallas Cowboys every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Had they played each other last week, Dallas Cowboys would have defeated Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man 256.82-168.86.
If Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-22.
If they played every team every week, Dallas Cowboys would be 20-18.

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