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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Average Joes
4-5 84
103.18
 
VS
proj
Duke Silver
55 1-7-1
76.66

Offensively challenged Average Joes top Duke Silver, 84-55

Average Joes earned a 84-55 victory over Duke Silver despite posting only the 10th-highest point total in the league for the week. Duke Silver took a 4-point lead on Thursday, but Average Joes held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Brandin Cooks, who caught 6 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown for 17 points, and Jordan Howard, who ran for 47 yards and 2 touchdowns (16 points). Ito Smith (12 points) and Amari Cooper (11) did their part for Duke Silver in the loss. Average Joes (4-5) will look to get another win against Get Your Zeke On!, while Duke Silver (1-7-1) will take on Last in League in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Average Joes   Duke Silver

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Cooks tallied 17 points this week. His scoring output was 80.5% more than his 9.42-point projection and was much higher than his 10.33-point season scoring average. Cooks ranks #49 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Average Joes
Points
% of total points 84
1
Brandin Cooks
WR
17
9.42
20.2%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
16
9.95
19%
3
Tom Brady
QB
15
22.41
17.9%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11
14.75
13.1%
Duke Silver
Points
% of total points 55
1
Ito Smith
RB
12
6.95
21.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
11
6.8
20%
3
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
8
5.59
14.5%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
8
9.5
14.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch for Average Joes to contribute to a 41-28 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 48-yard catch for Average Joes to contribute to a 58-44 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Average Joes to contribute to a 73-44 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Average Joes   Duke Silver

What If

Average Joes would have beaten only one other team besides Duke Silver this week.
Duke Silver would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Average Joes played Duke Silver every week this season, they'd be 7-0-2.
Last week, Average Joes would have beaten Duke Silver 92-87.
Average Joes would be 5-2-1 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Duke Silver.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Average Joes, Duke Silver would be 1-7.
If Average Joes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-44-3.
If they played every team every week, Duke Silver would be 17-78-4.

Next Week Preview

Duke Silver
In Week 10, 11th-place Duke Silver (1-7-1) will take on third-place Last in League (6-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Justin Tucker, Adam Thielen, and Demaryius Thomas are off for Last in League and Dalvin Cook and Ka'imi Fairbairn will sit for Duke Silver.
Average Joes
A pair of 4-5 squads will go head-to-head as Average Joes square off against Get Your Zeke On! next week in a mid-season matchup. One streak is sure to end, as both teams have logged two straight wins. Average Joes might need to shuffle the deck some with Latavius Murray and the Baltimore Ravens defense out on bye next week. Get Your Zeke On! will be without Phillip Lindsay. Over the last three weeks, Average Joes have scored 83 points per game, while Get Your Zeke On! have averaged 100.33 per contest.