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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Deflate My Balls
1-1 160.52
127.48
 
VS
proj
Hanging with Hernandez
104.84 1-1
121.73

Deflate My Balls earn win against Hanging with Hernandez in 160.52-104.84 runaway

Deflate My Balls outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 160.52-104.84 win over Hanging with Hernandez, who fell short of projections. Hanging with Hernandez grabbed a 16.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Deflate My Balls after that. They were led by Lamar Jackson (48.62 points) and Stefon Diggs (44.8). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (10 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers) and DJ Moore (3 Rec, 43 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hanging with Hernandez in the loss. Deflate My Balls (1-1) will look to add to their success against Zoneblitz, while Hanging with Hernandez (1-1) will attempt to get back on track against PPE Return.

Matchup Timeline

  Deflate My Balls   Hanging with Hernandez

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs (12 Rec, 148 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 44.8 points in a 41-7 win over the Titans in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 18.1-point projection. Diggs ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Deflate My Balls
Points
% of total points 160.52
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
48.62
23.5
30.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
44.8
18.1
27.9%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
15.1
14.88
9.4%
4
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
11
11.56
6.9%
Hanging with Hernandez
Points
% of total points 104.84
1
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
28
8.08
26.7%
2
DJ Moore
WR
13.3
14.01
12.7%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
11.84
20.7
11.3%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
11.3
19
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 79-yard touchdown run and a 75-yard touchdown pass for Deflate My Balls, who trailed 57.40-48.62 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Evan McPherson had a 50-yard field goal for Deflate My Balls, contributing to a 96.62-79.40 lead for the team.
Monday
Stefon Diggs had a 46-yard touchdown catch for Deflate My Balls during Monday Night Football, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Deflate My Balls   Hanging with Hernandez

What If

Deflate My Balls would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Hanging with Hernandez would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Deflate My Balls played Hanging with Hernandez every week this season, they'd be 1-1.
Hanging with Hernandez would have topped Deflate My Balls 142.96-92.32 had they played each other last week.
If Deflate My Balls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 11-7.
If they played every team every week, Hanging with Hernandez would be 7-11.

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