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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
7-2 134
115.83
 
VS
proj
MARTIANS
117 2-7
81.8

Thunderstorm top projections, come back to knock off MARTIANS, 134-117

Both teams brought their A game and exceeded projections, but Thunderstorm beat MARTIANS, coming back to earn a 134-117 victory. Despite trailing 117-107 heading into Sunday night, Thunderstorm came storming back behind Mohamed Sanu, who caught 10 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown for 24 points, and Sony Michel, who racked up 30 yards from scrimmage (3 points). Jameis Winston (335 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Mike Evans (12 Rec, 180 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for MARTIANS in defeat. Thunderstorm (7-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Cowboy Chip, while MARTIANS (2-7) try to generate some positive momentum against Sledgehammers.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   MARTIANS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens, Sanu scored 24 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.21-point projection and was much higher than his 14-point season scoring average. Sanu will face the Eagles next week.
Mohamed Sanu

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 134
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
45
37.55
33.6%
2
Mohamed Sanu
WR
24
9.21
17.9%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
17
11.34
12.7%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
13
12.59
9.7%
MARTIANS
Points
% of total points 117
1
Jameis Winston
QB
40
28.81
34.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
36
17
30.8%
3
Zach Ertz
TE
25
10.77
21.4%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
12
17.73
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Zach Ertz had a 25-yard touchdown catch for MARTIANS, helping the team to a 29-18 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Thunderstorm, who trailed 117-107 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   MARTIANS

What If

Thunderstorm would have beaten four other teams besides MARTIANS this week.
MARTIANS would have lost to just two other teams besides Thunderstorm this week.
Thunderstorm would be 7-2 if they played MARTIANS every week.
Thunderstorm would have topped MARTIANS 136-131 had they played each other last week.
Thunderstorm would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as MARTIANS.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Thunderstorm, MARTIANS would be 2-6.
If Thunderstorm had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-29.
If they played every team every week, MARTIANS would be 20-42-1.

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