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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Barely Legal
1-8 88.75
91.32
 
VS
proj
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas
78.05 5-4
91.43

YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas lose to Barely Legal, 88.75-78.05

There's no way around it, YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Barely Legal came out on top with a 88.75-78.05 victory. Barely Legal grabbed a 42.1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Cam Newton (247 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) and Duke Johnson Jr. (20.6) and never looked back. Ryan Fitzpatrick (243 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (3 Rec, 101 Rec Yds) carried the flag for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas in the loss. Barely Legal (1-8) will look to keep it rolling against Hydeyateam, while YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas (5-4) will face Hug It Out Bitch in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Barely Legal   YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chiefs in Week 9, Johnson Jr. caught 9 passes for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 20.6 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Johnson Jr. will battle the Falcons.
Duke Johnson Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Barely Legal
Points
% of total points 88.75
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.65
32.01
31.2%
2
Duke Johnson Jr.
RB
20.6
6.5
23.2%
3
O.J. Howard
TE
17.3
6.77
19.5%
4
Jason Sanders
K
8
8.41
9%
YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas
Points
% of total points 78.05
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
34.45
26.82
44.1%
2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
10.1
6.93
12.9%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
8.4
11.73
10.8%
4
Doug Baldwin
WR
7.7
7.13
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 30-yard touchdown pass for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas, who trailed 85.55-43.45 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas, who trailed 87.15-62.95 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 51-yard catch for YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas, who trailed 87.15-78.05 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Barely Legal   YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Barely Legal scored fewer points in this one (88.75) than their season average of 97.51.
We heard scoring helps you win. YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas need some help then, averaging just 92.59 versus Barely Legal's 97.51.
Even the machines think Barely Legal have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (102.65) than YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas (94.64).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Barely Legal (2) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Barely Legal have outscored YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas at WR and TE this season.
Barely Legal was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (5) than YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas (2).
Don't worry YOUalreadyKNOWsuckas, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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