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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Rookies
4-4-1 195.5
212.71
 
VS
proj
You Colin Me Crazy?
161 0-8-1
172.5

Rookies hand You Colin Me Crazy? ninth straight loss, 195.5-161.0

Rookies earned a 195.5-161.0 victory to hand You Colin Me Crazy? their ninth consecutive loss. You Colin Me Crazy? earned a 25.0-point lead on Thursday, but Rookies held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown for 27 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns (22 points). Patrick Mahomes (33 points) and Tahir Whitehead (25) carried the flag for You Colin Me Crazy? in the loss. Rookies improve to 4-4-1 on the season, while You Colin Me Crazy? fall to 0-8-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookies   You Colin Me Crazy?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown as the Saints beat the Rams 45-35. In doing so, he put up 27 points to more-than-double his 12.14-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Rookies this week. In Week 10, Thomas and the Saints will play the Bengals.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Rookies
Points
% of total points 195.5
1
Michael Thomas
WR
27
12.14
13.8%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22
27.43
11.3%
3
Jamal Adams
S
17
12.43
8.7%
4
Kiko Alonso
LB
16
16.72
8.2%
You Colin Me Crazy?
Points
% of total points 161
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33
28.9
20.5%
2
Tahir Whitehead
LB
25
14.27
15.5%
3
Lamarcus Joyner
S
15
11.05
9.3%
4
Eric Weddle
S
13
11.33
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for You Colin Me Crazy? to contribute to a 105.0-93.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Rookies, helping the team to a 186.5-146.0 lead.

Points By Position

  Rookies   You Colin Me Crazy?

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Rookies scored more in this one (195.5) than their season average (174.28).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're You Colin Me Crazy?. They've lost nine in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. You Colin Me Crazy? need some help then, averaging just 144.72 versus Rookies's 174.28.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rookies (4-4-1) have a better record than You Colin Me Crazy? (0-8-1).
Even the computers think Rookies have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (185.59) than You Colin Me Crazy? (143.85).
Rookies have the clutch gene, with more close wins than You Colin Me Crazy? (1 vs 0).
Rookies should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than You Colin Me Crazy? (3 vs 2).
By position, Rookies have outscored You Colin Me Crazy? at IDP this season.
Rookies was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (8) than You Colin Me Crazy? (5).
There's not much good to say about You Colin Me Crazy? this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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