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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Apes
3-6 87.51
103.63
 
VS
proj
yard crew
82.45 3-6
72.21

Offensively challenged The Apes knock off yard crew, 87.51-82.45

With the 17th-ranked point total in the league for the week, The Apes were fortunate to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, securing a 87.51-82.45 victory over yard crew. The Apes leapt out to a 19.95-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from the San Francisco 49ers defense (19 points) and Jared Cook (2.5). yard crew bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (30.6 points) and O.J. Howard (18.3). Not to be deterred, The Apes pulled it together later that afternoon, as Todd Davis (12.75 points) and Mike Williams (9.25) put them back in the lead for good. The Apes (3-6) will look to sustain their winning ways against The Replacements, while yard crew (3-6) will meet FriendsOfDonCherry in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Apes   yard crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 3 points and giving up 242 yards against the Raiders, the 49ers defense recorded 19 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 6.7-point projection and was much higher than their 12.33-point season scoring average. The 49ers defense will face the Giants next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

The Apes
Points
% of total points 87.51
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
19
6.7
21.7%
2
Todd Davis
LB
12.75
7.24
14.6%
3
Mike Williams
WR
9.25
6.88
10.6%
4
Jason Myers
K
9
7.53
10.3%
yard crew
Points
% of total points 82.45
1
Matt Ryan
QB
30.6
19.62
37.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21
16
25.5%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
18.3
7.55
22.2%
4
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
6
7.95
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, yard crew owned a 55.45-50.66 lead. For The Apes, Jason Myers had a 56-yard field goal. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for yard crew with a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 30-yard touchdown catch for The Apes, contributing to a 87.51-82.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Apes   yard crew

Game Notes

Only six of the 14 starters on The Apes exceeded their projected scoring totals.
yard crew had only three of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was yard crew even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for yard crew (Matt Ryan and DeAndre Hopkins) scored more points than the San Francisco 49ers defense, the leading scorer for The Apes.
The Apes emerged victorious despite recording a season-low 87.51 points.
The Apes got the win despite scoring fewer points than projected, while yard crew exceeded their projection.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 5.06-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
This win ends a streak of three consecutive defeats for The Apes.
The Apes managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 31.42-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Matt Ryan scored 30.6 points, the third-highest score for a signal-caller this week.

Next Week Preview

yard crew
Looking ahead to Week 10, yard crew (3-6, 15th-place) will try to right the ship against FriendsOfDonCherry (6-3, sixth-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as DeAndre Hopkins, the Houston Texans defense, Stefon Diggs, and Ty Montgomery are off for yard crew while Joe Flacco, Von Miller, and Javorius Allen are out for FriendsOfDonCherry.
The Apes
In a matchup between two teams that are separated in the standings by just one game, The Apes (3-6) will square off against The Replacements (4-5) in Week 10. The Apes might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Todd Davis, Demaryius Thomas, and Kareem Jackson out on bye next week. The Replacements will be without the Minnesota Vikings defense. Over the last three weeks, The Apes have put up 104.7 points per game, while The Replacements have averaged 143.03 per contest.