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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Kush Gordon
6-3 81.86
84.44
 
VS
proj
Willy Wonka
53.92 2-7
66.9

Willy Wonka lose to Kush Gordon in 81.86-53.92 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Willy Wonka dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Kush Gordon rolled to a 81.86-53.92 victory. This matchup was decided before it really even started, as Kush Gordon jumped out to a 29.40-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 31.4 points from George Kittle (4 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Raheem Mostert (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Philip Rivers (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (5 Rec, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Willy Wonka in defeat. Kush Gordon (6-3) will look to earn another win against Some big ass TDs, while Willy Wonka (2-7) will attempt to get back on track against GD Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Kush Gordon   Willy Wonka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle caught 4 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown as the 49ers beat the Raiders 34-3. In doing so, he put up 16.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Kush Gordon this week. Next week, Kittle will play the Giants.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Kush Gordon
Points
% of total points 81.86
1
George Kittle
TE
16.8
7.66
20.5%
2
Tom Brady
QB
15.66
22.69
19.1%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
15.2
10.02
18.6%
4
Raheem Mostert
RB
14.6
5.39
17.8%
Willy Wonka
Points
% of total points 53.92
1
Philip Rivers
QB
17.12
18.56
31.8%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
11.8
6.98
21.9%
3
Stephen Gostkowski
K
7
11.3
13%
4
Corey Davis
WR
6
6.92
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for Kush Gordon, while Raheem Mostert had a 52-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 31.40-2.00 lead for Kush Gordon.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Kush Gordon boasted a 66.20-29.12 lead. For Kush Gordon, Keenan Allen had a 54-yard catch. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Willy Wonka with a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Kush Gordon to contribute to a 81.86-36.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Kush Gordon   Willy Wonka

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Kush Gordon scored less in this one (81.86) than their season average of 86.91.
We heard scoring helps you win. Willy Wonka need some help then, averaging just 73.92 versus Kush Gordon's 86.91.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Kush Gordon (6-3) have a better record than Willy Wonka (2-7).
Even the computers think Kush Gordon have better players. They have a higher projected points average (89.79) than Willy Wonka (74.82).
You can't win if you don't play. Willy Wonka has left more points on the bench this season (318.14) than Kush Gordon (262.42).
Kush Gordon don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Willy Wonka (2 vs 0).
Kush Gordon play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (1) than Willy Wonka (2).
Kush Gordon don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Willy Wonka (0 vs 1).
Kush Gordon should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Willy Wonka (4 vs 2).
Kush Gordon have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Willy Wonka (32 vs 26).
By position, Kush Gordon have outscored Willy Wonka at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Kush Gordon has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Willy Wonka this season (-16).
The starters for Kush Gordon had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Willy Wonka (2).
There's not much good to say about Willy Wonka this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Kush Gordon
Spotting mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We made that a point of emphasis by utterly dominating Willy Wonka at running back this past week (21 points to 4).
Willy Wonka
With not a single target thrown in their direction this past week the starting running backs for Willy Wonka should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).