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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
vampeta
1-1 114.94
95.38
 
VS
proj
rookiechen
88.14 1-1
79.71

vampeta defeat rookiechen in 114.94-88.14 rout

Both teams rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, but vampeta beat rookiechen. Predicted to win 95.38-79.71, vampeta cruised to a 114.94-88.14 victory over rookiechen. rookiechen earned a 24.90-point lead on Thursday behind A.J. Green, who caught 5 passes for 69 yards and 3 touchdowns. But it was all vampeta after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 326 yards and 6 touchdowns and ran for 18 yards for 38.84 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 6 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown (17 points). vampeta (1-1) will look to sustain their momentum against 星爷我姓姜, while rookiechen (1-1) meet AKI77 in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  vampeta   rookiechen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard was one of four starters to overachieve for vampeta this week. He scored 15.6 points (3 Rec, 96 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) in a 27-21 win over the Eagles to nearly triple his 5.43-point projection. Howard ranks #89 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
O.J. Howard

Top Player Comparison

vampeta
Points
% of total points 114.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
38.84
19.48
33.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
17
12.21
14.8%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
15.6
5.43
13.6%
4
Golden Tate
WR
11.8
9.33
10.3%
rookiechen
Points
% of total points 88.14
1
A.J. Green
WR
24.9
10.16
28.3%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22.74
18.19
25.8%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
11.4
8.57
12.9%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
8.8
9.26
10%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
A.J. Green had a 32-yard touchdown catch for rookiechen, contributing to a 24.90-0.00 lead for rookiechen.
Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 29-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass for vampeta, while O.J. Howard had a 75-yard touchdown catch, helping vampeta to a 105.94-88.14 lead.

Points By Position

  vampeta   rookiechen

What If

vampeta would have beaten 11 other teams besides rookiechen this week.
rookiechen would have lost to nine other teams besides vampeta this week.
rookiechen would have defeated vampeta 111-80 had they played each other last week.
If vampeta had played every team in the league each week, they would be 16-10.
If they played every team every week, rookiechen would be 13-13.

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