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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
2-0 134
157.72
 
VS
proj
Aida Wildcats
111 0-2
143.8

Thunderstorm manage to top Aida Wildcats in 134-111 rout despite coming up short of projections

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Thunderstorm did enough to knock off Aida Wildcats, cruising to a 134-111 win. Thunderstorm earned a 6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Tom Brady (41 points) and Austin Ekeler (24) and never looked back. Carson Wentz (25 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (19) were the leaders for Aida Wildcats in the loss. Thunderstorm (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against MARTIANS, while Aida Wildcats (0-2) will face off against Cowboy Chip in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   Aida Wildcats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 24 points, Ekeler scored 40.8% more than his 17.04-point projection as the Chargers lost to the Lions 13-10. He racked up 133 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Thunderstorm this week. Ekeler will battle the Texans in Week 3.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 134
1
Tom Brady
QB
41
47.5
30.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
27
20.4
20.1%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
24
17.04
17.9%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
18
18.79
13.4%
Aida Wildcats
Points
% of total points 111
1
Carson Wentz
QB
25
40.01
22.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19
17.71
17.1%
3
Davante Adams
WR
17
17.02
15.3%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
16
14.36
14.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Thunderstorm, contributing to a 76-70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard catch for Aida Wildcats, who trailed 101-86 after the late games.
Sunday Night
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday night, after which Thunderstorm became the proud owner of a 128-111 lead. For Thunderstorm, Julio Jones had a 54-yard touchdown catch. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for Aida Wildcats with a 43-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   Aida Wildcats

What If

Thunderstorm would have beaten four other teams besides Aida Wildcats this week.
Aida Wildcats would have lost to five other teams besides Thunderstorm this week.
If Thunderstorm played Aida Wildcats every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Had they played each other last week, Thunderstorm would have topped Aida Wildcats 148-112.
If Thunderstorm had played every team in the league each week, they would be 10-4.
If they played every team every week, Aida Wildcats would be 2-12.

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