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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
SPARTANS RULE
2-0 227.36
182.35
 
VS
proj
Tornado Alley
186.72 0-2
174.1

SPARTANS RULE knock off Tornado Alley, 227.36-186.72

SPARTANS RULE outperformed their projected point total, securing a 227.36-186.72 win over Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley jumped out to a 45.20-point lead on Thursday behind 41.2 points from Nick Chubb (124 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Odell Beckham Jr. (4 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But SPARTANS RULE held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Aaron Jones, who racked up 236 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 43.6 points, and Jonnu Smith, who caught 4 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns (22.4 points). SPARTANS RULE (2-0) will look to sustain their momentum against gerard rocheford, while Tornado Alley (0-2) match up against Stairway to Heaven in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  SPARTANS RULE   Tornado Alley

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones racked up 236 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns as the Packers beat the Lions 42-21. In doing so, he put up 43.6 points to more-than-double his 16.09-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on SPARTANS RULE this week. In Week 3, Jones and the Packers will play the Saints.
Aaron Jones

Top Player Comparison

SPARTANS RULE
Points
% of total points 227.36
1
Aaron Jones
RB
43.6
16.09
19.2%
2
Jonnu Smith
TE
22.4
8.59
9.9%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
22
11.96
9.7%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
21.16
23.4
9.3%
Tornado Alley
Points
% of total points 186.72
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38.34
27.57
20.5%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
25.8
14.71
13.8%
3
Raheem Mostert
RB
17.7
13.35
9.5%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
16.8
14.78
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Odell Beckham Jr. had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Tornado Alley, helping Tornado Alley to a 45.20-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which SPARTANS RULE boasted a 180.66-109.98 lead. Mike Evans had a 23-yard touchdown catch and a 50-yard catch for SPARTANS RULE, while Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Tom Brady had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Tornado Alley, while Raheem Mostert had an 80-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was SPARTANS RULE who owned the lead, 227.36-186.72. For SPARTANS RULE, Terry McLaurin had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Tornado Alley with a 21-yard touchdown run and a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  SPARTANS RULE   Tornado Alley

What If

SPARTANS RULE would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Tornado Alley would have lost to just two other teams besides SPARTANS RULE this week.
SPARTANS RULE would be 2-0 if they played Tornado Alley every week.
Last week, SPARTANS RULE would have defeated Tornado Alley 167.62-150.96.
If SPARTANS RULE had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-4.
If they played every team every week, Tornado Alley would be 11-11.

Coach Talk

SPARTANS RULE
Wow, SPARTANS RULE, you really made a statement to your leaguemates with this performance. Along with a 40.64-point victory, you also climbed two spots in the league standings!
Tornado Alley
We were just taking it easy so our players could dominate in next week, right? The 10 offensive position starters (five WRs, four RBs, one TE) on Tornado Alley collectively put up 746 yards and just five touchdowns in Week 2. The skill players on SPARTANS RULE definitely outperformed us by logging 930 yards and 11 scores.