Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football

Matchup Recap Summary

Matchup Recap Moderation

Are you sure you want to report this recap? If reported, this recap will not be visible until reviewed by Yahoo Customer Care.

For more information, see Yahoo Help.

Cancel

Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Basement Dwellers
3-6 237
231.66
 
VS
proj
Hell's Gate
209.5 0-9
227.39

Basement Dwellers hand Hell's Gate ninth straight loss, 237.0-209.5

Basement Dwellers secured a 237.0-209.5 victory to hand Hell's Gate their ninth consecutive loss to open the season. Basement Dwellers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 31.0-point lead on Thursday behind Derek Carr (21 points) and Robbie Gould (10). Aaron Rodgers (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and O.J. Howard (4 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Hell's Gate in the loss. Basement Dwellers (3-6) will look to get another W against Banks's Bombers, while Hell's Gate (0-9) try to get back on track against Show Me Your TD's.

Matchup Timeline

  Basement Dwellers   Hell's Gate

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Johnson Jr. (9 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 41 points against the Chiefs in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 14.59-point projection and was much higher than his 14.11-point season scoring average. Johnson Jr. will face the Falcons next week.
Duke Johnson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Basement Dwellers
Points
% of total points 237
1
Duke Johnson Jr.
RB
41
14.59
17.3%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
34
19.51
14.3%
3
Leonard Floyd
LB
25
9.06
10.5%
4
Derek Carr
QB
21
38.15
8.9%
Hell's Gate
Points
% of total points 209.5
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
43
48.42
20.5%
2
O.J. Howard
TE
25
12.36
11.9%
3
Lavonte David
LB
23.5
22.12
11.2%
4
Jimmy Graham
TE
19
14.14
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 48-yard catch for Basement Dwellers, helping the team to a 196.0-131.5 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Hell's Gate, who trailed 220.0-193.5 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Basement Dwellers   Hell's Gate

Game Notes

Basement Dwellers had eight of their 15 starting players score higher than their projected points.
Hell's Gate had only four of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Basement Dwellers had one starters score zero points, while Hell's Gate had two.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Basement Dwellers put up more points than their projected total, while Hell's Gate failed to reach their projection.
The victory concludes a three-game losing streak for Basement Dwellers.
Not only did Basement Dwellers win, but they also easily covered the 4.27-point projected margin of victory.

More from Yahoo Sports

Basement Dwellers
Yahoo's experts are here to help you turn your season around, Basement Dwellers. The latest edition of Sleepers comes out on Wednesday.
Hell's Gate
Yahoo's fantasy experts are here to help you break that losing streak, Hell's Gate. The latest edition of Rest of Season Value by Position comes out on Tuesday.