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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Thunderstorm
5-4 126
132.2
 
VS
proj
Sledgehammers
122 4-5
89.73

Thunderstorm hand Sledgehammers third consecutive loss in 126-122 battle

Thunderstorm narrowly earned a 126-122 victory to hand Sledgehammers their third straight loss. Thunderstorm led 122-122 heading into Monday night with one player left to play. They were fortunate to have the lead already, as La'Mical Perine (4 points) didn't do much to pad their point total. Ben Roethlisberger (49 points) and Dalvin Cook (38) led the charge for Sledgehammers in the loss. Thunderstorm (5-4) will look to sustain their momentum against Cowboy Chip, while Sledgehammers (4-5) meet prespLAy in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Thunderstorm   Sledgehammers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Dolphins in Week 9, Murray scored 63 points to beat his 38.3-point projection. He passed for 283 yards , ran for 106 yards and scored 4 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Thunderstorm this week. Murray will square off against the Bills next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Thunderstorm
Points
% of total points 126
1
Kyler Murray
QB
63
38.3
50%
2
Chase Claypool
WR
14
13.56
11.1%
3
DeVante Parker
WR
12
11.02
9.5%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
11
7.68
8.7%
Sledgehammers
Points
% of total points 122
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
49
39.54
40.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
38
20.78
31.1%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
17
9.52
13.9%
4
Darren Waller
TE
13
13.52
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Sledgehammers who emerged with the lead, 43-11. For Thunderstorm, Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for Sledgehammers with a 70-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Sledgehammers emerged with a 122-117 lead. For Thunderstorm, Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Ben Roethlisberger had a 42-yard pass for Sledgehammers, while CeeDee Lamb had a 20-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Thunderstorm   Sledgehammers

What If

Thunderstorm would have beaten only one other team besides Sledgehammers this week.
Sledgehammers would have lost to five other teams besides Thunderstorm this week.
If Thunderstorm played Sledgehammers every week this season, they'd be 6-3.
Had they played each other last week, Thunderstorm would have defeated Sledgehammers 96-95.
Thunderstorm would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sledgehammers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Thunderstorm, Sledgehammers would be 4-3-1.
If Thunderstorm had played every team in the league each week, they would be 26-36-1.
If they played every team every week, Sledgehammers would be 23-39-1.

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