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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
6-4 120
126.37
 
VS
proj
Cowboy Chip
91 5-5
123.79

Thunderstorm knock off Cowboy Chip for third straight win in 120-91 rout

Thunderstorm extended their win streak to three games with a dominant victory over Cowboy Chip, cruising to a 120-91 win. Cowboy Chip got out to an 11-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Thunderstorm after that. They were led by Kyler Murray (43 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (25). Mike Evans (6 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Russell Wilson (248 Pass Yds, 60 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Cowboy Chip in the loss. Thunderstorm (6-4) will look to build on their success against Caribbean Bombers, while Cowboy Chip (5-5) take on Sledgehammers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   Cowboy Chip

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Claypool overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 21 points against his 13.42-point projection. During a 36-10 win over the Bengals, he caught 4 passes for 56 yards and 2 touchdowns. Claypool ranks #50 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Chase Claypool

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 120
1
Kyler Murray
QB
43
43.2
35.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
25
18.95
20.8%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
21
13.42
17.5%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
11
11.18
9.2%
Cowboy Chip
Points
% of total points 91
1
Mike Evans
WR
19
12.98
20.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
15
42.17
16.5%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
14
10.1
15.4%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
13
17.61
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray found DeAndre Hopkins for a 43-yard touchdown pass for Thunderstorm, contributing to a 120-91 lead for Thunderstorm.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   Cowboy Chip

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on Thunderstorm scored more than their point projections.
Cowboy Chip had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Thunderstorm had two starters score zero points, while Cowboy Chip had two.
Thunderstorm had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Cowboy Chip.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 29-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Thunderstorm win, but they also covered the 2.58-point projected margin of victory.
Thunderstorm moves to (2-1) in blowout games this season, while Cowboy Chip falls to (2-4).

Next Week Preview

Thunderstorm
Two teams with matching 6-4 records, Thunderstorm and Caribbean Bombers will go toe-to-toe next week in a mid-season matchup. 10 weeks into the 2020 campaign, Thunderstorm have scored the league's second-lowest point total while Caribbean Bombers (139.9 PPG) are ranked second. In terms of recent scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results lately. Thunderstorm have scored 123 points per game over the last three weeks, while Caribbean Bombers have averaged 123.5 per outing over that same period.
Cowboy Chip
Losing skids will collide in Week 11 as fifth-place Cowboy Chip have now lost two games in a row while the opposition, Sledgehammers, have dropped four straight. Cowboy Chip might need to shuffle their lineup some with Robbie Gould out on bye next week. Sledgehammers won't have the San Francisco 49ers defense.