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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
2-0 137.64
132.88
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
103.22 0-2
124.21

Started from the top come up short of projections, lose to Darkhorse198 in 137.64-103.22 drubbing

There's no way around it, Started from the top dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Darkhorse198 cruised to a 137.64-103.22 win. Darkhorse198 grabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday behind Logan Thomas and never let it go. Brandin Cooks (9 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Austin Ekeler (54 Rush Yds, 61 Rec Yds) led the charge for Started from the top in defeat. Darkhorse198 (2-0) will look to earn another W against Huy's Expert Team, while Started from the top (0-2) will take on Jinxproof in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp was one of four starters to overachieve for Darkhorse198 this week. He scored 34.3 points (9 Rec, 163 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) against the Colts in Week 2 to more-than-double his 13.42-point projection. Kupp ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 137.64
1
Tom Brady
QB
36.64
26.36
26.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
34.3
13.42
24.9%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.7
15.29
12.1%
4
Damien Harris
RB
12.9
13.45
9.4%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 103.22
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
18.3
12.08
17.7%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18
16.64
17.4%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14.72
23.51
14.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.4
10.68
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 44-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for Darkhorse198, while Damien Harris had a 26-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 65.20-41.50 lead for Darkhorse198.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Darkhorse198 who emerged with the lead, 132.64-96.22. For Darkhorse198, Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Started from the top with a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

What If

Darkhorse198 would have beaten seven other teams besides Started from the top this week.
Started from the top would have lost to eight other teams besides Darkhorse198 this week.
Darkhorse198 would be 2-0 if they played Started from the top every week.
Had they played each other last week, Darkhorse198 would have been victorious over Started from the top 139.56-116.58.
If Darkhorse198 had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-5.
If they played every team every week, Started from the top would be 4-18.

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