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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Springfield Atoms
2-0 127
108.51
 
VS
proj
Butler Jets
87 1-1
102.78

Springfield Atoms beat expectations, knock off Butler Jets in 127-87 rout

Springfield Atoms outperformed expectations, rolling to a 127-87 win over Butler Jets, who fell short of projections. Butler Jets jumped out to a 26-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar showing from Patrick Mahomes (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). But it was all Springfield Atoms after that. They were led by Jaylen Waddle, who caught 11 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns for 29 points, and Nick Chubb, who racked up 113 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns (28 points). Springfield Atoms (2-0) will look to notch another win against Throw up the X, while Butler Jets (1-1) will try to get back on track against KGG 2022.

Matchup Timeline

  Springfield Atoms   Butler Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 42-38 win over the Ravens, Waddle scored 29 points to nearly quadruple his 7.44-point projection. He caught 11 passes for 171 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Springfield Atoms this week. Next week, Waddle will face the Bills.
Jaylen Waddle

Top Player Comparison

Springfield Atoms
Points
% of total points 127
1
Jaylen Waddle
WR
29
7.44
22.8%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
28
11.71
22%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
6.8
13.4%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
16
8.9
12.6%
Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 87
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26
32.64
29.9%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
20
14.56
23%
3
Ryan Succop
K
8
5.91
9.2%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
7
10.26
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Patrick Mahomes had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Butler Jets, contributing to a 26-0 lead for Butler Jets.
Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 59-yard catch for Springfield Atoms, while Justin Tucker had a 51-yard field goal, contributing to a 96-39 lead for Springfield Atoms.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Springfield Atoms, helping the team to a 110-66 lead.

Points By Position

  Springfield Atoms   Butler Jets

What If

Springfield Atoms would have beaten nine other teams besides Butler Jets this week.
Butler Jets would have lost to seven other teams besides Springfield Atoms this week.
If Springfield Atoms played Butler Jets every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Last week, Springfield Atoms would have defeated Butler Jets 114-111.
If Springfield Atoms had played every team in the league each week, they would be 21-1.
If they played every team every week, Butler Jets would be 13-9.

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