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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Bashers
3-6 146
112.18
 
VS
proj
SPARTICUS
106.9 4-5
118.3

Bashers earn win against SPARTICUS in 146.0-106.9 rout

Bashers rose to the occasion, cruising to a 146.0-106.9 victory over SPARTICUS, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in the matchup, as Bashers grabbed a 45.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 44.3 points from James Conner (107 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (9 Pts Allowed, 209 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers). Philip Rivers (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (79 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 78 Rec Yds) led the way for SPARTICUS in defeat. Bashers improve to 3-6 on the season, while SPARTICUS fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Bashers   SPARTICUS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (9 Pts Allowed, 209 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 22 points in a 24-9 win over the Lions in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 6.53-point projection and was much higher than their 9.11-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Bashers
Points
% of total points 146
1
Russell Wilson
QB
40.6
37.42
27.8%
2
James Conner
RB
22.3
15.09
15.3%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
6.53
15.1%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
18.2
8.23
12.5%
SPARTICUS
Points
% of total points 106.9
1
Philip Rivers
QB
34.8
40.8
32.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
17.03
25.9%
3
Davante Adams
WR
10
14.28
9.4%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
9
9.95
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Bashers to contribute to a 85.0-39.7 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Bashers owned a 127.8-96.9 lead. For Bashers, Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass. Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for SPARTICUS, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Bashers   SPARTICUS

Game Notes

Six of the nine starting players on Bashers scored higher than their projected point totals.
SPARTICUS had only one of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
SPARTICUS can partially blame the loss on Rob Gronkowski, who didn't score any points.
Bashers put up more points than their season scoring average (124.54) while SPARTICUS fell short of theirs (118.66).
Bashers put up more points than their projected total, while SPARTICUS failed to reach their projection.
All five of the losses for SPARTICUS have been blowout losses.

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