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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Long live Team KLB
7-2 150.62
138.78
 
VS
proj
TakingMyTalents2PFL
95.02 5-4
108.54

Long live Team KLB jump into 1st place in 150.62-95.02 rout

Long live Team KLB jumped into first place in Playas Only League with a dominant win over TakingMyTalents2PFL, rolling to a 150.62-95.02 victory. TakingMyTalents2PFL nabbed a 7.40-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Long live Team KLB after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (82 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 34 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James Conner (107 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Brandin Cooks (6 Rec, 114 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Philip Rivers (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading performers for TakingMyTalents2PFL in defeat. This marks the second time this season Long live Team KLB have beaten TakingMyTalents2PFL, after winning 183.41-96.35 in their last matchup. Long live Team KLB (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against Team Fabs, while TakingMyTalents2PFL (5-4) will meet Jones'n for a 'Ship in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Long live Team KLB   TakingMyTalents2PFL

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Seahawks in Week 9, the Chargers defense scored 13 points to more-than-double their 6.26-point projection. They allowed 17 points, surrendered 356 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Long live Team KLB this week. In Week 10, the Chargers will go up against the Raiders.
The Los Angeles Chargers defense

Top Player Comparison

Long live Team KLB
Points
% of total points 150.62
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
31.6
19.04
21%
2
James Conner
RB
25.8
16.85
17.1%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
25.4
12.97
16.9%
4
Deshaun Watson
QB
18.32
19.74
12.2%
TakingMyTalents2PFL
Points
% of total points 95.02
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
20.4
12.32
21.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
16.12
17.65
17%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15.5
11.5
16.3%
4
Doug Martin
RB
7.4
8.81
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for TakingMyTalents2PFL, while Brandin Cooks had a 48-yard catch for the team, who trailed 137.42-85.52 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Long live Team KLB   TakingMyTalents2PFL

Game Notes

Only four of the 12 starters on Long live Team KLB scored more than their point projections.
TakingMyTalents2PFL had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Long live Team KLB won despite having two starters (Joey Bosa and Jessie Bates III) score zero points.
Long live Team KLB had three players score more points than the leading scorer for TakingMyTalents2PFL.
Long live Team KLB put up more points than their season scoring average (149.92) while TakingMyTalents2PFL fell short of theirs (111.02).
Long live Team KLB put up more points than their projected total, while TakingMyTalents2PFL fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 55.6-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did Long live Team KLB win, but they also covered the 30.24-point forecasted margin of victory.
All four of the losses for TakingMyTalents2PFL have been blowout losses.
On the losing side, Brandin Cooks recorded 20.4 points, the fourth-highest score for a wideout this week.

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