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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Eastside Gummybears
5-4 130.1
97.77
 
VS
proj
DesertFox
125.84 4-5
98.87

Eastside Gummybears hand DesertFox third consecutive loss in 130.10-125.84 battle

Eastside Gummybears narrowly earned a 130.10-125.84 victory to hand DesertFox their third straight loss. DesertFox had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they came up short. Eastside Gummybears led 125.10-118.84 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 7 points from Stephen Gostkowski on Sunday night for DesertFox. Eastside Gummybears were led by the Chicago Bears defense, who allowed only 9 points, surrendered 264 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 38 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown (32.6 points). Eastside Gummybears (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Sonny's side hoe(;, while DesertFox (4-5) try to generate some positive momentum against The Brady Bunch.

Matchup Timeline

  Eastside Gummybears   DesertFox

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Rams in Week 9, Thomas caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 32.6 points to more-than-double his 12.65-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Eastside Gummybears this week. Next week, Thomas will square off against the Bengals.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Eastside Gummybears
Points
% of total points 130.1
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
38
16.46
29.2%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
32.6
12.65
25.1%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
24.5
21.96
18.8%
4
Alex Collins
RB
9.9
8.69
7.6%
DesertFox
Points
% of total points 125.84
1
Drew Brees
QB
40.44
27.3
32.1%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
35
10.36
27.8%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
21.9
10.35
17.4%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
8.4
11.97
6.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for Eastside Gummybears, helping the team to a 125.10-118.84 lead.

Points By Position

  Eastside Gummybears   DesertFox

StatSmack

Eastside Gummybears must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (130.1) than their season average (117.2).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're DesertFox. They've dropped their last three matchups.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. DesertFox has left more points on the bench this season (349.2) than Eastside Gummybears (319.24).
Eastside Gummybears have the clutch gene, with more close wins than DesertFox (1 vs 0).
By position, Eastside Gummybears have outscored DesertFox at WR and DEF this season.
The starters for Eastside Gummybears had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for DesertFox (0).
Hey DesertFox, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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