CLAWSON, MICHIGAN – Heavy lies the crown.
After Week 1, Flowers sat alone atop the Power Rankings for the first time in his career, thanks to a scorching 19.6 KPM.
The question was, how would he handle the altitude?
The answer, at least initially, was not great.
Instead of stepping to the boards and ripping bags with the confidence that got him there, Flowers fell victim to the ultimate mind-killer.
He started stat-watching.
He played tense. He played for the spreadsheet, trying to protect his numbers instead of just beating his opponent. This led to some rough early game struggles, throwing pedestrian games of 4.7, 5.0, and 5.5 points per round (“PPR”).
And then he snapped out of it.
He stopped worrying about math and started throwing bags. The result? He didn’t just recover – he ended up exceeding his Week 1 numbers, finishing the night with a 4-2 record, a 6.2 ppr, and a staggering 19.9 KPM.
GAME OF THE NIGHT
If you like grueling, defensive trench warfare, Game 11 was a masterpiece. Paul and Turley squared off against Brent and Matt H. in a matchup that turned into a 25-round marathon of attrition that featured 14 rounds ending in a wash.
Early on, it looked like a massacre. Paul and Turley exploded out of the gates, mounting an 11-0 lead that left Brent and Matt searching for answers.
They found them, eventually clawing back to make it 11-6.
Then the game slowed to a crawl with six consecutive wash rounds.
Bag after bag canceling each other out. Frustration building, arms getting heavy, and everybody trying to break the scoring drought.
Paul finally broke the stalemate to push the lead to 17-6, but Matt refused to go quietly, catching fire and dropping 9 points in two rounds against Turley, rapidly shrinking the deficit to 17-16.
The anxiety on the boards was palpable. Staring down the barrel of an epic 11-0 collapse, the air completely left the room for Paul and Turley.
But Paul wasn’t about to let his team choke.
With the momentum entirely flipped and the game hanging in the balance, Paul stepped up and delivered a ruthless 8-1 knockout punch over Brent, slamming the door shut on the comeback before it could be completed.
Final score: 21-16.
MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT
You can’t talk about Week 2 highlights without discussing when Bushie went berserk.
In Game 16, he found himself locked in a heavyweight bout against Joe. Joe was throwing gas all game, ending with an 8 PPR. In most games, against most opponents, that’s enough to carry his team to victory.
Bushie didn’t care. He threw as though he was 10 Coors Light deep and 30 minutes into a 40 mg ride. Maybe he was.
Bushie averaged a blistering 7.4 PPR to completely stymie Joe’s barrage, matching him blow for blow while dragging his team to a 21-10 victory.
But his magnum opus came in Game 13.
Staring at a bleak 17-7 deficit, the game felt out of reach.
Then Bushie went into psycho mode.
He unleashed a massive four-bagger, winning the 17th round over Paul, 12-6, and single-handedly shifting the momentum of the match. Bushie’s 12-6 round ignited a 14-1 team run that powered Bushie and Matt to a comeback win over Paul and Melissa. 
Final score: 21-18. Comeback for Bushie and Matt. Choke for Paul and Melissa.
These sequences earned Bushie this week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment.
This week’s box score is below.
| Week 2 Power Rank | Name | Week 2 Wins | Week 2 Losses | Week 2 Win % | Week 2 Saves | Week 2 Chokes | Week 2 Comebacks | Week 2 KPM | Week 2 Gross Points Per Round | Week 2 Toss Accruacy | Week 2 Cornholes Per Round | Week 2 Cornholes | Week 2 Cornholes Per Game | Week 2 Gross Points | Week 2 Gross Points Per Game | Week 2 Net Points For | Week 2 Net Points Against | Week 2 Net Points For Per Game | Week 2 Net Points Against Per Game | Week 2 Net Point Differential | Week 2 Foot Snags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KP | 6 | 1 | 86% | 6 | - | - | 23.0 | 7.1 | 83% | 1.9 | 76 | 10.9 | 284 | 40.6 | 136 | 68 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 2 | Roger | 1 | 4 | 20% | 1 | - | - | 22.5 | 6.9 | 77% | 1.9 | 59 | 11.8 | 214 | 42.8 | 78 | 93 | 15.6 | 18.6 | (3.0) | 0 |
| 3 | Joe S. | 2 | 4 | 33% | 2 | - | - | 20.3 | 6.3 | 76% | 1.6 | 62 | 10.3 | 239 | 39.8 | 81 | 107 | 13.5 | 17.8 | (4.3) | 0 |
| 4 | Flowers | 4 | 2 | 67% | 3 | - | - | 19.9 | 6.2 | 76% | 1.6 | 52 | 8.7 | 204 | 34.0 | 90 | 81 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 5 | Austin | 4 | 3 | 57% | 3 | - | - | 19.5 | 6.1 | 76% | 1.5 | 59 | 8.4 | 237 | 33.9 | 121 | 99 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 6 | Brent | 3 | 3 | 50% | 2 | - | - | 18.3 | 5.7 | 74% | 1.4 | 60 | 10.0 | 247 | 41.2 | 107 | 101 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Paul G. | 2 | 5 | 29% | 2 | 1 | - | 18.3 | 5.7 | 70% | 1.4 | 75 | 10.7 | 296 | 42.3 | 103 | 127 | 14.7 | 18.1 | (3.4) | 0 |
| 8 | Bushie | 3 | 4 | 43% | 1 | - | 1 | 18.0 | 5.7 | 75% | 1.3 | 56 | 8.0 | 238 | 34.0 | 84 | 128 | 12.0 | 18.3 | (6.3) | 0 |
| 9 | Matt H. | 2 | 5 | 29% | - | - | 1 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 77% | 1.2 | 68 | 9.7 | 312 | 44.6 | 114 | 141 | 16.3 | 20.1 | (3.9) | 0 |
| 10 | Turley | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | - | - | 17.2 | 5.5 | 74% | 1.2 | 52 | 8.7 | 229 | 38.2 | 121 | 72 | 20.2 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 11 | Dibble | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2 | - | - | 16.4 | 5.1 | 67% | 1.2 | 26 | 6.5 | 108 | 27.0 | 63 | 53 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Mike R. | 3 | 4 | 43% | 2 | - | - | 16.0 | 5.0 | 61% | 1.3 | 57 | 8.1 | 224 | 32.0 | 93 | 129 | 13.3 | 18.4 | (5.1) | 0 |
| 13 | JV | 4 | 2 | 67% | 3 | - | - | 15.6 | 5.0 | 69% | 1.1 | 34 | 5.7 | 154 | 25.7 | 95 | 78 | 15.8 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 14 | Melissa | 3 | 4 | 43% | 2 | 1 | - | 14.7 | 4.6 | 60% | 1.1 | 53 | 7.6 | 222 | 31.7 | 108 | 117 | 15.4 | 16.7 | (1.3) | 0 |