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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
America's Team
8-1 181.08
176.87
 
VS
proj
Dudley
165.86 4-5
153.99

America's Team come back to knock off Dudley, 181.08-165.86

America's Team earned a come-from-behind win over Dudley, staging a comeback to earn a 181.08-165.86 victory. America's Team trailed 154.91-148.93 heading into Monday night, but the team charged back behind Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 112 yards from scrimmage for 12.65 points, and Wesley Woodyard, who made 8 tackles and recorded a sack (11.5 points). Aaron Rodgers (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 356 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) led the charge for Dudley in defeat. America's Team (8-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Big Show, while Dudley (4-5) will attempt to get back on track against Son Of Sam.

Matchup Timeline

  America's Team   Dudley

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 26.5 points, Conner scored 52.4% more than his 17.39-point projection as the Steelers beat the Ravens 23-16. He racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on America's Team this week. In Week 10, Conner and the Steelers will go up against the Panthers.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

America's Team
Points
% of total points 181.08
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39.6
36.17
21.9%
2
James Conner
RB
26.5
17.39
14.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
15.45
11.29
8.5%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.73
12.16
8.1%
Dudley
Points
% of total points 165.86
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.86
34.05
13.2%
2
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
20
9.76
12.1%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
18.65
7.57
11.2%
4
Mike Davis
RB
15.45
7.18
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Tyreek Hill for a 40-yard pass for America's Team. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 93.25-67.65 lead for America's Team.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 41-yard touchdown catch for America's Team, who trailed 125.05-124.70 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Dudley to contribute to a 154.91-148.93 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  America's Team   Dudley

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. America's Team scored less in this one (181.08) than their season average of 191.89.
We heard scoring helps you win. America's Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 191.89 versus Dudley's 141.42.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. America's Team (8-1) have a better record than Dudley (4-5).
Even the computers think America's Team have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (170.07) than Dudley (158.35).
America's Team see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Dudley (0).
America's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Dudley (8 vs 3).
America's Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Dudley (82 vs 52).
By position, America's Team have outscored Dudley at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
America's Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 27 points, highest in the league.
The starters for America's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Dudley (1).
Don't worry Dudley, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

America's Team
Listen America's Team, the good news is that we took this matchup by over 15 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 8 stood at 193.24. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Dudley
Like the league's new tackling rules, it's important to keep your chin up, Dudley! Look, we've been at it long enough to know that occasionally free points just seem to randomly appear out of the blue. And then in some cases, like this week, they don't! Well, okay; locating an additional 16 points for you this past matchup probably would've taken some serious wizardry.