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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Krásná Lípa Patriots
5-4 86.96
100.92
 
VS
proj
Aussig Ravens
70.68 2-7
86.5

Offensively challenged Krásná Lípa Patriots knock off Aussig Ravens, 86.96-70.68

Ranking 10th in the league in points scored for the week, Krásná Lípa Patriots were lucky to earn a victory against an opponent that performed even worse, earning a 86.96-70.68 victory over Aussig Ravens. Aussig Ravens nabbed a 44.78-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Cam Newton (21.18 points) and Greg Olsen (13.6). But Krásná Lípa Patriots held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown for 27.1 points, and Melvin Gordon III, who ran for 113 yards and a touchdown (18.3 points). Krásná Lípa Patriots (5-4) will look to rack up another win against Pardubice Colts, while Aussig Ravens (2-7) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Tachov Titans.

Matchup Timeline

  Krásná Lípa Patriots   Aussig Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 27.1 points against his 12.65-point projection. In a 45-35 win over the Rams, he caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown. Thomas ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Krásná Lípa Patriots
Points
% of total points 86.96
1
Michael Thomas
WR
27.1
12.65
31.2%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.3
15.79
21%
3
Tom Brady
QB
15.66
22.69
18%
4
Harrison Butker
K
7
10.81
8%
Aussig Ravens
Points
% of total points 70.68
1
Cam Newton
QB
21.18
25.65
30%
2
Greg Olsen
TE
13.6
7.38
19.2%
3
Ito Smith
RB
12.4
7.77
17.5%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
9.29
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for Krásná Lípa Patriots, contributing to a 71.30-70.68 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Krásná Lípa Patriots to contribute to a 86.96-70.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Krásná Lípa Patriots   Aussig Ravens

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starting players on Krásná Lípa Patriots exceeded their scoring projections.
Aussig Ravens had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Krásná Lípa Patriots won despite starting the Washington Redskins defense, who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Aussig Ravens ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while Krásná Lípa Patriots ranked 10th.
The matchup's 16.28-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Krásná Lípa Patriots earn the W, but they also covered the 14.42-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Krásná Lípa Patriots
The key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Aussig Ravens at the wide receiver position (36.5 points to 12.2).
Aussig Ravens
Hey now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Aussig Ravens collectively registered just two catches on four targets this past week. Get those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 10!