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GTS Week 2 Preview: Thursday
Where the game happens
Per game, both teams combined — 261 preseason games with play-by-play, 2021–2026.
What actually changes in Week 2
Per team-game, 2021–2026. The starting quarterback plays meaningfully longer — but the offence around him produces almost exactly the same.
Drives taken by the quarterback who opened the game are
up 22% from Week 1 to Week 2. Yards, catches and points barely budge.
Quarterbacks — expected plan
Our projected script for Thursday, from coach comments and Week 1 usage.
Note: a projection for the offensive starters, not an announced
depth chart. The bar is the starter’s expected drives; chips are the order behind him.
Position breakdown
Healthy bodies available for Thursday, and exactly what each did over the full game in Week 1.
How to read: the cell row is every one of that team’s Week 1 drives, first to last.
means he played it. ends a quarter,
ends the half.