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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Firefighters
2-0 165.5
145.82
 
VS
proj
john's Top-Notch Team
120.55 0-2
127.01

Firefighters outperform predictions, earn win over john's Top-Notch Team in 165.50-120.55 beatdown

Firefighters showed up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 165.50-120.55 win over john's Top-Notch Team, who fell short of projections. john's Top-Notch Team leapt out to a 36.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 36.6 points from Terry McLaurin (11 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Saquon Barkley (57 Rush Yds, 12 Rec Yds). But it was all Firefighters after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp (36.8 points) and Tom Brady (33.4). Firefighters (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against Roberts renegades, while john's Top-Notch Team (0-2) will face Nurses Rule in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Firefighters   john's Top-Notch Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp was one of six starters to overachieve for Firefighters this week. He scored 36.8 points (9 Rec, 163 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) in a 27-24 win over the Colts to more-than-double his 16.55-point projection. Kupp ranks #5 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Firefighters
Points
% of total points 165.5
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
36.8
16.55
22.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
33.4
27.12
20.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
23.9
20.19
14.4%
4
Najee Harris
RB
19.1
17.87
11.5%
john's Top-Notch Team
Points
% of total points 120.55
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
27.7
16.86
23%
2
Julio Jones
WR
18.8
15.41
15.6%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.5
17.12
15.3%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
12.5
13.97
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard run for john's Top-Notch Team, helping to stake john's Top-Notch Team to a 36.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Cooper Kupp had a 44-yard catch and a 43-yard catch for Firefighters, while Najee Harris had a 25-yard touchdown catch, helping Firefighters to an 88.10-48.75 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Firefighters who owned the lead, 141.60-120.55. For Firefighters, Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Julio Jones had a 51-yard catch for john's Top-Notch Team, while Matt Prater had a 62-yard field goal.
Sunday Night
Travis Kelce had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Firefighters, helping the team to a 165.50-120.55 lead.

Points By Position

  Firefighters   john's Top-Notch Team

What If

Firefighters would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
john's Top-Notch Team would have lost to five other teams besides Firefighters this week.
If they played john's Top-Notch Team every week, Firefighters would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Firefighters would have gotten the win over john's Top-Notch Team 148.25-106.75.
If Firefighters had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-1.
If they played every team every week, john's Top-Notch Team would be 7-15.

Coach Talk

Firefighters
Props to you, Firefighters. Nice work assembling a starting crew that netted 165.5 points this past matchup. We should tip our cap to the GM of john's Top-Notch Team, take this victory in stride, and continue marching forward to the $ Moneyball $ league championship.
john's Top-Notch Team
Keep your chin up, john's Top-Notch Team! Trust me here (this is coming from a coach who's frequently lived life on the hot seat)... You can always fall back on that pro-bono Assistant Coaching job available at the local Pop Warner team down the road!