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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Downtown Throwdown
2-0 136.28
118.58
 
VS
proj
Mile High Hawkeyes
114.26 1-1
111.05

Downtown Throwdown top predictions, defeat Mile High Hawkeyes in 136.28-114.26 rout

Downtown Throwdown stepped up and beat expectations, cruising to a 136.28-114.26 win over Mile High Hawkeyes. Downtown Throwdown pulled out to a 25.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Ben Roethlisberger (38.98 points) and Chris Thompson (15.8) and never looked back. Adam Thielen (25.1 points) and Amari Cooper (16.6) did everything they could for Mile High Hawkeyes in defeat. Downtown Throwdown (2-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Urin Trouble, while Mile High Hawkeyes (1-1) attempt to get some positive momentum against No More NeckBeard.

Matchup Timeline

  Downtown Throwdown   Mile High Hawkeyes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ertz caught 11 passes for 94 yards as the Eagles lost to the Buccaneers 27-21. In doing so, he put up 14.9 points to scored 32.3% higher than his 11.26-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Downtown Throwdown this week. Next week, Ertz will square off against the Colts.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

Downtown Throwdown
Points
% of total points 136.28
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
38.98
20.23
28.6%
2
Chris Thompson
RB
15.8
12.4
11.6%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
14.9
11.26
10.9%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
13.3
11.35
9.8%
Mile High Hawkeyes
Points
% of total points 114.26
1
Adam Thielen
WR
25.1
12.49
22%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
16.6
11.4
14.5%
3
Tom Brady
QB
16.36
18.77
14.3%
4
Marshawn Lynch
RB
13.8
10.24
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Downtown Throwdown emerged with a 122.98-97.90 lead. For Downtown Throwdown, Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 46-yard pass. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Mile High Hawkeyes with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Mile High Hawkeyes, who trailed 122.98-114.26 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Downtown Throwdown   Mile High Hawkeyes

What If

Downtown Throwdown would have beaten 16 other teams besides Mile High Hawkeyes this week.
Mile High Hawkeyes would have lost to just five other teams besides Downtown Throwdown this week.
Had they played each other last week, Mile High Hawkeyes would have topped Downtown Throwdown 117-114.
If Downtown Throwdown had played every team in the league each week, they would be 28-10.
If they played every team every week, Mile High Hawkeyes would be 25-13.

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