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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
2-0 127.72
108.7
 
VS
proj
John's Bold Team
92.46 1-1
117.65

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team come back to win against John's Bold Team in 127.72-92.46 romp

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team brought their A game and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 127.72-92.46 win over John's Bold Team, who fell short of projections. John's Bold Team jumped out to a 54.46-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Justin Herbert (24.46 points) and Austin Ekeler (13.9). But it was all Matt's Mind-Blowing Team after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson (318 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 119 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (12 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs). Matt's Mind-Blowing Team (2-0) will look to build on their success against HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!, while John's Bold Team (1-1) try to get back in the win column against Denis's Dazzling Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Matt's Mind-Blowing Team   John's Bold Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Titans in Week 2, Diggs caught 12 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 38.8 points to more-than-double his 14.81-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Matt's Mind-Blowing Team this week. In Week 3, Diggs and the Bills will battle the Dolphins.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team
Points
% of total points 127.72
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
42.62
22.6
33.4%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
38.8
14.81
30.4%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
15
8.64
11.7%
4
Devin Duvernay
WR
11.2
7.94
8.8%
John's Bold Team
Points
% of total points 92.46
1
Justin Herbert
QB
24.46
24.09
26.5%
2
James Robinson
RB
14.8
9
16%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
13.9
16.69
15%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
10.2
10.81
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was John's Bold Team who grabbed the lead, 79.46-55.22. For Matt's Mind-Blowing Team, Lamar Jackson had a 79-yard touchdown run and a 75-yard touchdown pass. James Robinson made the highlight reel for John's Bold Team with a 37-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Matt's Mind-Blowing Team on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Matt's Mind-Blowing Team   John's Bold Team

What If

Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would have beaten seven other teams besides John's Bold Team this week.
John's Bold Team would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played John's Bold Team every week, Matt's Mind-Blowing Team would be 1-1 this season.
Had they played each other last week, John's Bold Team would have gotten the victory over Matt's Mind-Blowing Team 123.36-119.52.
If Matt's Mind-Blowing Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 15-3.
If they played every team every week, John's Bold Team would be 8-10.

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