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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Hard Targets
2-0 122.95
159.91
 
VS
proj
Soonerjack
122.4 1-1
144.18

Offensively challenged Hard Targets knock off Soonerjack in 122.95-122.40 battle

With the 12th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Hard Targets were fortunate to earn a win against an opponent that performed even worse, squeaking by for a 122.95-122.40 win over Soonerjack. Soonerjack had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Hard Targets led 122.95-107.20 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 15.2 points from Adam Thielen and Jake Elliott on Monday night for Soonerjack. Patrick Mahomes (23.65 points) and Tyler Lockett (19.7) won the week for Hard Targets in the victory. Hard Targets (2-0) will look to add to their success against Whackers, while Soonerjack (1-1) will try to get back in the win column against Norman Nobodies.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Targets   Soonerjack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the 49ers in Week 2, Lockett caught 9 passes for 107 yards . In doing so, he put up 19.7 points and nearly doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Hard Targets this week. In Week 3, Lockett and the Seahawks will square off against the Falcons.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 122.95
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
23.65
31.82
19.2%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
19.7
10.35
16%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.2
13.16
9.9%
4
Brandon McManus
K
12
9.54
9.8%
Soonerjack
Points
% of total points 122.4
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
27.6
24.87
22.5%
2
Jakobi Meyers
WR
18.5
10.34
15.1%
3
David Montgomery
RB
15.6
12.11
12.7%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
11.8
19.82
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Hard Targets, contributing to a 41.25-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandon McManus had a 50-yard field goal for Hard Targets, helping the team to a 117.85-88.50 lead.

Points By Position

  Hard Targets   Soonerjack

What If

Hard Targets would have beaten only one other team besides Soonerjack this week.
Soonerjack would have lost to 11 other teams besides Hard Targets this week.
If they played Soonerjack every week, Hard Targets would be 2-0 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Hard Targets would have gotten the win over Soonerjack 191.25-127.6.
If Hard Targets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 15-10-1.
If they played every team every week, Soonerjack would be 7-19.

Coach Talk

Hard Targets
So what if you ultimately slid to second place in the standings this past week... the important take-away here is that your team got the win. Stay laser-focused week-to-week and the results are sure to follow.
Soonerjack
All kinds of activity between the 20's: The eight offensive position starters on Soonerjack (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) combined to register a healthy 508 yards from scrimmage. Unfortunately, not one of those players could find his way to the end zone in Week 2.