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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Sonny's side hoe(;
7-2 104.22
111.4
 
VS
proj
Team Butthole
69.46 5-4
112.93

Team Butthole fall to Sonny's side hoe(; in 104.22-69.46 rout

There's no easy way to say it, Team Butthole underperformed, at least based on projections, as Sonny's side hoe(; rolled to a 104.22-69.46 victory. Team Butthole nabbed a 2.00-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Sonny's side hoe(; after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 27.7 points, and Philip Rivers, who passed for 228 yards and 2 touchdowns (21.12 points). DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the New York Jets defense (13 Pts Allowed, 168 Yds Allowed) were the top performers for Team Butthole in the loss. Sonny's side hoe(; (7-2) will look to earn another W against Eastside Gummybears, while Team Butthole (5-4) will take on BEEFCAKE!! in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Sonny's side hoe(;   Team Butthole

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Saints in Week 9, Kupp caught 5 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 17.9 points and scored 78.3% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Sonny's side hoe(; this week. In Week 10, Kupp and the Rams will face the Seahawks.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Sonny's side hoe(;
Points
% of total points 104.22
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
17.2
26.6%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
21.12
22.73
20.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.3
15.99
17.6%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
17.9
10.04
17.2%
Team Butthole
Points
% of total points 69.46
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
15.46
23.8%
2
The New York Jets defense
DEF
15
10
21.6%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
11.5
14.32
16.6%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
8.86
26.19
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch for Team Butthole, who trailed 48.90-48.16 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Sonny's side hoe(;, while Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 104.22-69.46 lead for Sonny's side hoe(;.

Points By Position

  Sonny's side hoe(;   Team Butthole

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Sonny's side hoe(; scored fewer points in this one (104.22) than their season average of 122.2.
We heard scoring helps you win. Sonny's side hoe(; are doing a better job of that, averaging 122.2 versus Team Butthole's 111.79.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Sonny's side hoe(; (7-2) have a better record than Team Butthole (5-4).
Sonny's side hoe(; are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Team Butthole (1).
Sonny's side hoe(; are clutch masters, with more close wins than Team Butthole (1 vs 0).
Sonny's side hoe(; should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Team Butthole (7 vs 6).
Sonny's side hoe(; have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Team Butthole (44 vs 32).
By position, Sonny's side hoe(; have outscored Team Butthole at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
Sonny's side hoe(; has a higher average scoring margin (9) than Team Butthole this season (8).
The starters for Sonny's side hoe(; had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Team Butthole (1).
Sonny's side hoe(; was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (5) than Team Butthole (2).
There's not much good to say about Team Butthole this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Team Butthole
On the docket for Week 10, fourth-place Team Butthole (5-4) will look to get back on track against second-place BEEFCAKE!! (7-2). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as DeAndre Hopkins, Kirk Cousins, Lamar Miller, and Kyle Rudolph are off for Team Butthole while the Houston Texans defense and Stefon Diggs are out for BEEFCAKE!!.
Sonny's side hoe(;
Sonny's side hoe(; (7-2) are set to go up against Eastside Gummybears (5-4) in Week 10. Sonny's side hoe(; can't expect another 8.7 points from Adam Thielen, who has a bye in Week 10. Eastside Gummybears won't have Alex Collins or Courtland Sutton. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted similar results recently. Sonny's side hoe(; have put up 111.12 points per game over the last three weeks, while Eastside Gummybears have averaged 109.89 per contest over that same period.