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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
The dirty birds
2-0 124.12
125.2
 
VS
proj
The Boss
113.1 1-1
111.27

The dirty birds beat The Boss, 124.12-113.10

The dirty birds earned a hard-fought victory over The Boss, securing a 124.12-113.10 win. The Boss grabbed a 15.80-point lead on Thursday, but The dirty birds held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Lamar Jackson, who passed for 318 yards , ran for 119 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 42.62 points, and DeVonta Smith, who caught 7 passes for 80 yards (15 points). Drake London (24.6 points) and the Buffalo Bills defense (21.5) carried the flag for The Boss in the loss. The dirty birds (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against One More Beer, while The Boss (1-1) will attempt to get back on track against Booster shot.

Matchup Timeline

  The dirty birds   The Boss

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Dolphins in Week 2, Jackson passed for 318 yards , ran for 119 yards and scored 4 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 42.62 points to nearly double his 21.82-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The dirty birds this week. Jackson will square off against the Patriots next week.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

The dirty birds
Points
% of total points 124.12
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
42.62
21.82
34.3%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
15
9.89
12.1%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
12.2
13.16
9.8%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
11.3
19
9.1%
The Boss
Points
% of total points 113.1
1
Drake London
WR
24.6
10.87
21.8%
2
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
21.5
13.29
19%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
15.8
11.92
14%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
13.2
11.26
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The dirty birds owned a 79.82-25.80 lead. For The dirty birds, Lamar Jackson had a 79-yard touchdown run and a 75-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for The Boss with a 51-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  The dirty birds   The Boss

What If

The dirty birds would have beaten 10 other teams besides The Boss this week.
The Boss would have lost to eight other teams besides The dirty birds this week.
If The dirty birds played The Boss every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Last week, The Boss would have defeated The dirty birds 121.36-109.12.
If The dirty birds had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-13.
If they played every team every week, The Boss would be 17-13.

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