Week 02 | Matchups Recap and Teams Performances

Posted Sep 19, 2023

Teams Performances

League Highlights

Goncalves Miners earned the win this week despite not starting a top-30 scoring RB.

Teams have won 50.0% of the time this season when they throw no picks in a week.

Indaiatuba Pats probably wishes they had started Puka Nacua. The 30.10 points he scored would have represented the third-highest individual score this week.

Players drafted in the first round averaged 15.35 points this week. Second-round players averaged 13.66, and were actually outperformed by the third-rounders (14.19).

Projected winners went 6-1 overall this week.

The 150.74 points scored by Indaiatuba Pats represented the highest total in the league this week.

Points left on bench

Team Strengths and Weakness

Matchups Recap

Powered by Stars, Paulinia Robots Gets Win over Indaiatuba Riders

The trio of Mike Evans, Tee Higgins, and Dak Prescott carried the team, as Paulinia Robots got a victory over Indaiatuba Riders 140.90 to 103.60. That threesome combined to tally 77.60 points, winning the battle against the top scorers from Indaiatuba Riders (Patrick Mahomes, Tony Pollard, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DEF), who totaled 58.10 points. Evans racked up 171 yards, adding 29.10 points (171 Rec Yds, 1 TD). Higgins recorded two touchdowns to contribute 28.90 points (89 Rec Yds, 2 TD), while Prescott tacked on 19.60 points (255 Pas Yds, 2 TD). Paulinia Robots (1-1, 219.32 points) moves into seventh place, while Indaiatuba Riders (1-1, 220.14 points) goes to sixth place.

Pollard had plenty of opportunities for Indaiatuba Riders, but could only manage 109 total yards on 32 touches.

Paulinia Robots was on a different level with their wideouts, as they started two of the league’s top-five overall WRs this week.

Paulinia Robots plays Amparo Bikers (1-1, 194.44) in Week 3, while Indaiatuba Riders goes up against Sorocaba Steelers (0-2, 210.16).

Indaiatuba Riders

Paulinia Robots

Amparo Bikers Picks Up Win Against Sorocaba Wild Mules

Amparo Bikers picked up 22.88 points from Lamar Jackson (237 Pas Yds, 54 Rsh Yds, 2 TD) and 18.50 from Derrick Henry (80 Rsh Yds, 1 TD) to beat Sorocaba Wild Mules 115.78 to 94.60. Both squads had big primetime performances. Amparo Bikers put up a great Sunday evening with 29.60 points on SNF (26% of their final score) and Sorocaba Wild Mules put up a solid Monday of their own with 26.20 points on MNF (28% of their score). Amparo Bikers met their projections and scored 5.6% more than their projected 109.63 points, while Sorocaba Wild Mules fell just short of projections and got 92.3% of a projected 102.50. Amparo Bikers (1-1, 194.44 points) moves into eighth place and Sorocaba Wild Mules (1-1, 189.46 points) winds up in ninth place.

Derrick Henry and Dameon Pierce had plenty of chances for Amparo Bikers, but they logged just 130 total yards on 45 combined touches between them.

Amparo Bikers gets Paulinia Robots (1-1, 219.32) in Week 3, while Sorocaba Wild Mules battles Rio Claro Farmers (2-0, 239.42).

Sorocaba Wild Mules

Amparo Bikers

Indaiatuba Pats Beats Sorocaba Steelers

A rally on Monday Night Football (59.68 points, 50% of their total score) wasn’t enough for Sorocaba Steelers, as Indaiatuba Pats pulled out the 150.74 to 119.18 victory. The late-match efforts were a bit unexpected, considering their original Monday projection was only 53.18 points. Indaiatuba Pats was led by Keenan Allen (111 Rec Yds, 2 TD). Allen scored two touchdowns and added 31.10 points to the final tally. With 150.74 points, Indaiatuba Pats had the top overall total in the league this week, as well. Indaiatuba Pats (1-1, 260.70 points) moves into 10th place, while Sorocaba Steelers (0-2, 210.16 points) winds up in 13th place.

Next week, Indaiatuba Pats plays London Knights (1-1, 173.12), while Sorocaba Steelers matches up with Indaiatuba Riders (1-1, 220.14).

Indaiatuba Pats

Sorocaba Steelers

Rio Claro Farmers Gets Victory Against Barao Butchers

Kirk Cousins passed for four touchdowns (28.56 points) and Christian McCaffrey added 22.50 points as Rio Claro Farmers beat Barao Butchers 114.86 to 102.94. Rio Claro Farmers took a 28.56-point lead on Thursday and maintained an advantage throughout the matchup. Barao Butchers hit their projections and got 6.3% more than their projected 96.86 points, while Rio Claro Farmers fell just short of projections and scored 98.5% of a projected 116.58. Adding insult to injury, Barao Butchers had a starter score zero points (the Denver Broncos DEF). Barao Butchers (1-1, 191.28 points) goes to fourth place and Rio Claro Farmers (2-0, 239.42 points) remains in first place.

Kelley had plenty of opportunities for Barao Butchers, but could only manage 39 total yards on 13 touches.

In Week 3, Rio Claro Farmers plays Sorocaba Wild Mules (1-1, 189.46), while Barao Butchers gets Limeira Jetsons (1-1, 226.20).

Barao Butchers

Rio Claro Farmers

London Knights Beats Limeira Dead Rabbits

D’Andre Swift rushed for 175 yards (27.10 points) and Jalen Hurts scored two touchdowns (25.22 points) as London Knights got past Limeira Dead Rabbits 124.62 to 94.56. London Knights took a 56.32-point lead on Thursday and never looked back. London Knights beat their projections and put up 16.6% more than their projected 106.85 points, while Limeira Dead Rabbits did not meet to their projections and got just 86.3% of a projected 109.60. On top of the loss, Limeira Dead Rabbits received no points from J.K. Dobbins. London Knights (1-1, 173.12 points) moves into fifth place and Limeira Dead Rabbits (1-1, 208.40 points) winds up in 12th place.

Rhamondre Stevenson and Miles Sanders had plenty of chances for Limeira Dead Rabbits, but they logged just 107 total yards on 35 combined touches between them.

London Knights gets Indaiatuba Pats (1-1, 260.70) next week, while Limeira Dead Rabbits matches up with Indaiatuba Blues (0-2, 169.90).

Limeira Dead Rabbits

London Knights

Led by a Big Game from Saquon Barkley, Campinas Giants Beats Limeira Jetsons

The output of Saquon Barkley made a decisive impact, as Campinas Giants defeated Limeira Jetsons 127.10 to 105.94. In the 21.16-point win for Campinas Giants, Barkley went off for 27.20 points. He scored two touchdowns as part of his big outing (63 Rsh Yds, 29 Rec Yds, 1 Rsh TD, 1 Rec TD). Adding insult to injury, Limeira Jetsons got zero points from Darnell Mooney. Campinas Giants (1-1, 245.76 points) shifts into third place, while Limeira Jetsons (1-1, 226.20 points) goes to 11th place.

There was one starter on Campinas Giants who wasn’t fully in tune with his QB. Even though Garrett Wilson saw a total of eight targets, he only reeled in two catches.

Campinas Giants takes on Goncalves Miners (2-0, 194.56) in Week 3, while Limeira Jetsons matches up with Barao Butchers (1-1, 191.28).

Campinas Giants

Limeira Jetsons

Goncalves Miners Nudges Past Indaiatuba Blues

Goncalves Miners picked up 25.60 points from T.J. Hockenson (66 Rec Yds, 2 TD) and 24.90 from Justin Jefferson (159 Rec Yds), edging Indaiatuba Blues 82.98 to 81.06. Goncalves Miners took a 55.40-point lead on Thursday and never looked back. It was a matchup that could have gone either way, with the 1.92-point margin being the smallest recorded in the league this season. The result might have been even worse as Goncalves Miners won despite two starters scoring zero points. Goncalves Miners (2-0, 194.56 points) moves into second place and Indaiatuba Blues (0-2, 169.90 points) goes to last place.

Indaiatuba Blues had one noteworthy player that let some chances slip away. Even though Calvin Ridley saw a total of eight targets, he only reeled in two catches.

In Week 3, Goncalves Miners gets Campinas Giants (1-1, 245.76), while Indaiatuba Blues goes up against Limeira Dead Rabbits (1-1, 208.40).