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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Denver Broncos
1-1 167.86
196.41
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
160.1 1-1
178.21

Back-and-forth battle ends with Denver Broncos topping Cleveland Browns, 167.86-160.10

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Denver Broncos earned a hard-fought victory over Cleveland Browns, securing a 167.86-160.10 win. Denver Broncos were led by Christian Kirk, who caught 6 passes for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns for 25.8 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns (20.36 points), while Marcus Williams (10 Tackles, 2 Ints) and Noah Brown (5 Rec, 91 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Cleveland Browns in the loss. Denver Broncos (1-1) will look to keep it rolling against Geonosis Bay Packers, while Cleveland Browns (1-1) take on New York Giants in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Denver Broncos   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 93 yards against the Bears, Watkins scored 12.3 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 5.72-point projection in the 27-10 win. Watkins will face the Buccaneers next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 167.86
1
Christian Kirk
WR
25.8
13.55
15.4%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
20.36
23.45
12.1%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
14.7
16.54
8.8%
4
Ashton Dulin
WR
13.2
9.56
7.9%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 160.1
1
Marcus Williams
S
22.5
7.58
14.1%
2
Noah Brown
WR
20.1
8.65
12.6%
3
Christian Kirksey
LB
14
7.51
8.7%
4
Nick Bosa
DE
14
8.55
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 51-yard run for Denver Broncos, who trailed 126.60-109.00 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers hit Sammy Watkins for a 55-yard pass for Denver Broncos to contribute to a 147.66-126.60 lead for Denver Broncos.

Points By Position

  Denver Broncos   Cleveland Browns

What If

Denver Broncos would have beaten seven other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
Cleveland Browns would have lost to 15 other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
If Denver Broncos played Cleveland Browns every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Last week, Cleveland Browns would have topped Denver Broncos 186.26-156.9.
If Denver Broncos had played every team in the league each week, they would be 11-27.
If they played every team every week, Cleveland Browns would be 11-27.

Coach Talk

Denver Broncos
Listen, Denver Broncos, we applaud you on the confidence. It takes a special kind of moxie to deploy a starter with negative points (plus two zero-point players) while still earning the W. All we ask is to please limit those shenanigans to the early regular season. Try it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Cleveland Browns
Well, Week 2's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Cleveland Browns. Choosing to start DeVante Parker and Rashard Higgins in a tough fantasy matchup... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time?