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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Tugpole's Lil' Tykes
2-0 178.66
147.07
 
VS
proj
BYE WEEK
131.96 1-1
132.45

Tugpole's Lil' Tykes earn win over BYE WEEK in 178.66-131.96 runaway

Tugpole's Lil' Tykes outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 178.66-131.96 win over BYE WEEK, who fell short of projections. BYE WEEK nabbed a 17.46-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Tugpole's Lil' Tykes after that. They were led by Stefon Diggs, who caught 12 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns for 50.8 points, and Mike Williams, who caught 8 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown (29.3 points). Justin Herbert (38.46 points) and Austin Ekeler (18.4) led the charge for BYE WEEK in the loss. Tugpole's Lil' Tykes (2-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against Jefferson Airplane ✈️, while BYE WEEK (1-1) take on Deebo's pigeon coop in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Tugpole's Lil' Tykes   BYE WEEK

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Titans in Week 2, Diggs caught 12 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 50.8 points to more-than-double his 18.68-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Tugpole's Lil' Tykes this week. Next week, Diggs will square off against the Dolphins.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Tugpole's Lil' Tykes
Points
% of total points 178.66
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
50.8
18.68
28.4%
2
Mike Williams
WR
29.3
15.71
16.4%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
27.8
14.05
15.6%
4
Courtland Sutton
WR
22.7
15.7
12.7%
BYE WEEK
Points
% of total points 131.96
1
Justin Herbert
QB
38.46
30.2
29.1%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.4
19.55
13.9%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
15.5
10.97
11.7%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
12.8
12.84
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Tugpole's Lil' Tykes during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Tugpole's Lil' Tykes   BYE WEEK

What If

Tugpole's Lil' Tykes would have beaten nine other teams besides BYE WEEK this week.
BYE WEEK would have lost to six other teams besides Tugpole's Lil' Tykes this week.
Tugpole's Lil' Tykes would be 2-0 if they played BYE WEEK every week.
Last week, Tugpole's Lil' Tykes would have beaten BYE WEEK 166.62-101.66.
If Tugpole's Lil' Tykes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 17-5.
If they played every team every week, BYE WEEK would be 6-16.

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