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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
The Thurmanator
3-1 116.66
123.57
 
VS
proj
The Bus #36
112.06 1-3
127.63

The Thurmanator hand The Bus #36 third consecutive loss in 116.66-112.06 battle

The Thurmanator eked out a 116.66-112.06 win to hand The Bus #36 their third straight loss. The Bus #36 made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. The Thurmanator led 103.66-97.16 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 14.9 points from Phillip Lindsay on Monday night for The Bus #36. The Thurmanator (3-1) will look to keep it rolling against Munoz, while The Bus #36 (1-3) will meet Bradshaws Bombers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Thurmanator   The Bus #36

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Texans in Week 4, Luck passed for 464 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards. In doing so, he put up 36.66 points and scored 80.6% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Thurmanator this week. Luck will battle the Patriots in Week 5.
Andrew Luck

Top Player Comparison

The Thurmanator
Points
% of total points 116.66
1
Andrew Luck
QB
36.66
20.3
31.4%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
21
19.4
18%
3
Brandon McManus
K
13
9.36
11.1%
4
Geronimo Allison
WR
11.5
10.73
9.9%
The Bus #36
Points
% of total points 112.06
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.96
20.84
20.5%
2
Trey Burton
TE
16.6
9.98
14.8%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
15.7
18.81
14%
4
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.51
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, The Thurmanator owned a 67.66-66.46 lead. For The Thurmanator, Andrew Luck had a 42-yard pass and a 40-yard pass. Trey Burton had a 39-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for The Bus #36, while Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Antonio Brown had a 26-yard touchdown catch for The Bus #36, who trailed 103.66-97.16 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  The Thurmanator   The Bus #36

Game Notes

The Thurmanator won even though only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their point projections.
The Bus #36 had only four of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Thurmanator won despite starting Jonnu Smith, who scored zero points.
The Thurmanator emerged victorious despite scoring a season-low 116.66 points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 4.6-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The Thurmanator moves to (2-0) in close games this season, while The Bus #36 falls to (0-1).

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