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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
SteelTown Rockstar
1-1 74.58
106.01
 
VS
proj
Pussifer
57.92 0-2
98.15

Offensively challenged SteelTown Rockstar defeat Pussifer, 74.58-57.92

SteelTown Rockstar secured a 74.58-57.92 win over Pussifer despite ranking only 15th in the league in points scored for the week. SteelTown Rockstar never trailed in this one after nabbing a 7.90-point lead on Thursday behind Saquon Barkley. Russell Wilson (343 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and the Denver Broncos defense (13 Pts Allowed, 189 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) led the charge for Pussifer in the loss. SteelTown Rockstar improve to 1-1 on the season, while Pussifer fall to 0-2.

Matchup Timeline

  SteelTown Rockstar   Pussifer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Saints in Week 2, McCaffrey racked up 137 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 22.2 points to score 103.8% of his 21.39-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on SteelTown Rockstar this week. Next week, McCaffrey will battle the Texans.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 74.58
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
22.2
21.39
29.8%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
14.8
19.23
19.8%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
13.28
20.23
17.8%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
10
12.05
13.4%
Pussifer
Points
% of total points 57.92
1
Russell Wilson
QB
23.32
24.8
40.3%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
9
8.82
15.5%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
8.3
16.36
14.3%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
8.2
11.87
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Saquon Barkley had a 41-yard run for SteelTown Rockstar, helping to give the team a 7.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was SteelTown Rockstar who emerged with the lead, 64.58-20.50. Ben Roethlisberger had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 52-yard pass for SteelTown Rockstar, while Joe Burrow had a 42-yard touchdown pass. Chase Claypool made the highlight reel for Pussifer with a 52-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 63-yard touchdown pass for Pussifer, who trailed 74.58-57.92 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  SteelTown Rockstar   Pussifer

What If

SteelTown Rockstar would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Pussifer this week.
Pussifer would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If SteelTown Rockstar played Pussifer every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Last week, Pussifer would have defeated SteelTown Rockstar 71.56-70.06.
If SteelTown Rockstar had played every team in the league each week, they would be 2-28.
If they played every team every week, Pussifer would be 2-28.

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