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FF Week 2 Recap

Georgia Bullies
Liberty City Outlaws
105.67 PTS (1-1) 62.84 PTS (1-1)
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Georgia Bullies Lays Waste to Liberty City Outlaws, Emerges as an Early Favorite

Georgia Bullies benefited from 17.87 points from Travis Kelce and 17.47 from Jay Ajayi, annihilating Liberty City Outlaws 105.67 to 62.84. This was a legendary rout, with the 42.83-point margin of victory being the third-highest recorded in the league this season. Liberty City Outlaws, coming off a 97.58 to 50.47 win against Forte Shades of Jay, saw their scoring drop off this week. Georgia Bullies (1-1, 195.56 points) shifts into fourth place and Liberty City Outlaws (1-1, 160.42 points) goes to fifth place.

Smooth Moves by Georgia Bullies

  • You defeated Liberty City Outlaws and showed your league you mean business. Show that to the rest of the world—by being in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • With 17.87 points, Travis Kelce ranked second in the league this week in scoring among TEs.
  • The 17.47 points scored by Jay Ajayi was the seventh-highest score of any RB in the league this week.
  • Mike Gillislee scored 12.90 points, which ranked 10th out of all the RBs in the league this week.
  • Martavis Bryant scored 12.77 points, the third-highest WR score in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Dear, Liberty City Outlaws: Sorry to hear you lost. Toyota Hall of Famers don’t really know how that feels, but surely it can’t feel great. Next week, just win.
  • Left Derrick Henry on the bench, where he scored 15.20 points and beat his projected point total by 203.4%, the fourth-highest percentage in the league this week.
  • 9 of the starters on Liberty City Outlaws underperformed versus their projections.
  • Thomas Rawls was last in the matchup in scoring with 0.40 points.
  • Georgia Bullies saw their RBs beat those on Liberty City Outlaws 36.77 – 9.96.

What If

  • If Georgia Bullies played Liberty City Outlaws every week, they would be 1-1 this season.
  • Besides Liberty City Outlaws, Georgia Bullies would have defeated four other teams this week.
  • Georgia Bullies would be 9-5 if they played every team every week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Georgia Bullies would have lost to Liberty City Outlaws 97.58 – 89.89.
  • If they played every team every week, Liberty City Outlaws would be 5-9.

Game Notes

  • The 42.83-point margin of victory by Georgia Bullies was the widest in the league this week.
  • Georgia Bullies had two starters score more points than the highest-scoring starter for Liberty City Outlaws.
  • Liberty City Outlaws could not close out the win even with the help of Dez Bryant, who scored 9.93 points, the 10th-highest score among all WRs in the league for the week.
  • Jameis Winston failed to meet his projected point total, scoring only 12.46 points of his projected 23.16.
  • Both teams scored fewer points than projected this week.

Syracuse Express
Forte Shades of Jay
101.11 PTS (2-0) 67.4 PTS (0-2)
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Syracuse Express Pounds Forte Shades of Jay, Establishes Early-Season Dominance

Syracuse Express benefited from 24.24 points from Drew Brees and 21.97 from Kareem Hunt, trashing Forte Shades of Jay 101.11 to 67.40. Is this fantasy football or mixed martial arts? Because this 33.71-point margin of victory was nothing short of a beatdown and was the fourth-highest recorded in the league this season. Forte Shades of Jay put in a solid effort with an increase in point total compared to last week’s 97.58 to 50.47 loss against Liberty City Outlaws. Syracuse Express (2-0, 253.97 points) remains in first place while Forte Shades of Jay (0-2, 117.87 points) stays in last place.

Smooth Moves by Syracuse Express

  • Syracuse Express is a winning name, which might be why you just won. Next step is figuring out if Syracuse Express is a Toyota Hall of Fame name.
  • Drew Brees put up 24.24 points, which was the fifth-highest score in the league this week.
  • Expect to see some trade offers for Kareem Hunt. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring with 21.97 points.
  • There are rumors that the military wants to model a new all-terrain vehicle based off of Todd Gurley II. He had the fifth-highest score among RBs in the league this week with 20.00 points.
  • Apparently playing within themselves was good enough. Syracuse Express won despite having only 4 of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Life, like Fantasy Football, is full of wins and losses. The Toyota Hall of Fame, however, is pretty much only full of wins.
  • Should have started Marcus Mariota, who underachieved, but still outscored the starting QB with 15.00 against a projected 19.87.
  • 8 of the 10 starters scored less than their projected points.
  • The best offense is a good defense. Forte Shades of Jay got beat 10.00 – 4.00 by Syracuse Express at the DEF position.
  • DeMarco Murray fell short of his scoring projection with 2.70 points, just 25.0% of his projected 10.82.

What If

  • If Syracuse Express played Forte Shades of Jay every week, they’d be 2-0 this season.
  • Syracuse Express would have beaten three other teams besides Forte Shades of Jay this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, Syracuse Express would have defeated Forte Shades of Jay 152.86 – 50.47.
  • Syracuse Express would be 11-3 if they played every team every week.
  • Besides Syracuse Express, Forte Shades of Jay would have been defeated by five other teams this week.
  • If they played every team every week, Forte Shades of Jay would be 1-13.

Game Notes

  • The top players for Syracuse Express were elite in the matchup, as three of their starters outperformed the leading scorer for Forte Shades of Jay.
  • With the loss, Forte Shades of Jay has been blown out in each of their two losses.
  • With the big win, both of the wins this season for Syracuse Express have been blowouts.
  • The 33.71-point margin of victory by Syracuse Express was the second-biggest win in the league this week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay ranked seventh in the league in scoring this week.
  • Forte Shades of Jay could not pull out the win, but Carlos Hyde did perform well with the sixth-best RB score in the league this week, scoring 18.67 points.
  • Jordan Howard failed to meet his projected point total, scoring only 0.70 points of his projected 10.32.
  • Both teams scored fewer points than projected this week.

ChrisChristiesNachos
Rock Crushers
136.8 PTS (1-1) 128.22 PTS (1-1)
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ChrisChristiesNachos Wins Against Rock Crushers

ChrisChristiesNachos put up the highest score in the league this week to beat Rock Crushers 136.80 to 128.22. Even Pat Benatar would have been proud of how these two teams hit each other with their best shots. Both sides met their expectations, but ChrisChristiesNachos put up 30.3% more points than projected to earn the win. Rock Crushers was coming off a 100.77 to 89.89 win against Georgia Bullies and saw their scoring increase this week. ChrisChristiesNachos (1-1, 200.74 points) moves into third place while Rock Crushers (1-1, 228.99 points) stays in second place.

Smooth Moves by ChrisChristiesNachos

  • A win like that is a great first step, ChrisChristiesNachos. A baby step toward the ultimate achievement: becoming a Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • The 18.73 points scored by Rob Gronkowski was the top TE score in the league this week.
  • With 31.20 points, C.J. Anderson ranked second in the league in scoring and beat his scoring projection by 234.8%, which was the highest percentage in the matchup.
  • Benched Kirk Cousins, who had the lowest QB score on the team with 9.86 points.
  • Julio Jones scored 12.20 points, the fifth-highest WR score in the league this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • When life hands you lemons, say, “What the heck? I thought this was Fantasy Football, not a lemon stand. I want wins instead.” Wisdom from the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Picked up Javorius Allen but left him on the bench, where he scored 14.93 points and exceeded his scoring projection by 103.7%, the 10th-highest percentage in the league.
  • The TE position was a letdown for Rock Crushers, where they were outscored 18.73 – 0.07 by ChrisChristiesNachos.
  • Of the 10 starters on Rock Crushers, 6 underperformed versus their projections.
  • A.J. Green fell short of his scoring projection with 4.47 points, just 50.1% of his projected 8.92.

What If

  • If ChrisChristiesNachos played Rock Crushers every week, they would be 1-1 this season.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • If ChrisChristiesNachos had played every team in the league each week, they would be 9-5.
  • Rock Crushers would have beaten every other team in the league besides ChrisChristiesNachos this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, ChrisChristiesNachos would have lost to Rock Crushers 100.77 – 63.94.
  • If they played every team every week, Rock Crushers would be 12-2.

Game Notes

  • Clash of the Titans! These two squads were the highest-scoring teams in the league this week.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos got a combined 52.56 points from their RBs, the highest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.
  • The highest-scoring group of WRs in the league this week was on Rock Crushers, which got 30.40 points from the position.
  • In the loss, the Baltimore Ravens Defense had the highest DEF score in the league this week with 20.00 points.
  • The score put up by Rock Crushers was the largest among losing teams in the league this week.
  • Matt Bryant played well in the loss with 14.00 points, the highest score of any K in the league this week.
  • Tom Brady played well in the loss, leading the league in scoring with 34.78 points.
  • Michael Crabtree played admirably in the loss, ranking sixth in the league in scoring and beating his scoring projection by 203.8%, the third-highest percentage in the league.

Millennium Falcons
NewEngland Deflators
78.79 (1-1) 72.17 PTS (1-1)
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Millennium Falcons Rallies to Beat NewEngland Deflators

Millennium Falcons benefited from 21.47 points from Devonta Freeman and 20.50 from Ty Montgomery to take down NewEngland Deflators 78.79 to 72.17. Millennium Falcons came into the Sunday night game facing a 13.58-point deficit, but scored 25.50 for the comeback. While each team played poorly, Millennium Falcons got the win with just 74.6% of a projected 105.56 points. NewEngland Deflators was led by the tag team of Derek Carr, with 27.20 points, and the Denver Broncos Defense, who scored 15.00. The outcome could have gone the other way, NewEngland Deflators had a starter score zero points (Jordy Nelson). NewEngland Deflators (1-1, 157.42 points) goes to sixth place and Millennium Falcons (1-1, 140.06 points) remains in seventh place.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • You put it all on the Fantasy field and pulled out a Fantasy victory! A Fantasy feeling only rivaled by becoming a real Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • With 21.47 points, Devonta Freeman ranked ninth in the league in scoring.
  • Ty Montgomery laughed in the face of the experts this week, beating his scoring projection by a matchup-leading 111.1% and scoring the 10th-most points in the league with 20.50 points.
  • Millennium Falcons was still able to pull out a win with only 2 of their 10 starters exceeding their projected points.
  • Millennium Falcons won even though all three of their WRs scored below their projected points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • NewEngland Deflators, you can’t win ’em all. But you can’t lose ’em all if you wanna be in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • Should have started Davante Adams, who beat his scoring projection with 12.60 points against a projected 6.88.
  • Should have started Jamaal Charles, who underachieved, but still had the most points of any RB on the team with 5.00 against a projected 5.68.
  • A team is only as strong as its weakest link and, in this case, that link was rusted through. Adam Thielen had the lowest score in the league this week with -0.07 points.
  • NewEngland Deflators was not able to win even though only 5 of their 10 starters fell short of their projected point total.

What If

  • If Millennium Falcons played NewEngland Deflators every week, they’d be 1-1 this year.
  • Besides NewEngland Deflators, Millennium Falcons would have beaten only two other teams this week.
  • If Millennium Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 4-10.
  • Besides Millennium Falcons, NewEngland Deflators would have been defeated by four other teams this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Millennium Falcons would have lost to NewEngland Deflators 85.25 – 61.27.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 5-9 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

  • At 6.62 points, the margin of victory was the tightest of the week.
  • NewEngland Deflators got smallest total score from their RB position of any team this week with 5.00 points.
  • Hey, a win’s a win. The 78.79 points scored by Millennium Falcons was the lowest winning score in the league this week.
  • With 72.17 points, NewEngland Deflators ranked sixth in the league in scoring this week.
  • NewEngland Deflators lost, but Derek Carr played well, scoring 27.20 points to rank fourth in the league in scoring.
  • In the loss, Delanie Walker had the third-highest TE score in the league this week with 10.17 points.
  • The second-largest score by RBs on a single team this week came from Millennium Falcons. Their RBs combined to score 45.24 points.
  • In the loss, the Denver Broncos Defense scored 15.00 points against a projected 9.98 and exceeded their scoring projection by 50.3%.

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