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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Doo Doo Browns
5-4 104.05
96.29
 
VS
proj
Pull Out Game
59.65 2-7
86.59

Doo Doo Browns beat Pull Out Game for third straight win, 104.05-59.65

Doo Doo Browns extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Pull Out Game, earning a 104.05-59.65 victory. Pull Out Game nabbed a 3.70-point lead on Thursday, but Doo Doo Browns held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Minnesota Vikings defense, who allowed only 9 points, surrendered 209 yards, and forced a fumble for 32 points, and Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 259 yards and 2 touchdowns (25.75 points). Julian Edelman (37 Pass Yds, 28 Rush Yds, 71 Rec Yds) and Jimmy Graham (4 Rec, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Pull Out Game in the loss. Doo Doo Browns (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Pull Out Game, while Pull Out Game (2-7) will attempt to get back in the win column against Doo Doo Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Doo Doo Browns   Pull Out Game

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points, surrendering 209 yards, and forcing a fumble against the Lions, the Vikings defense recorded 32 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-tripled their 9.54-point projection and was much higher than their 12.56-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Doo Doo Browns
Points
% of total points 104.05
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
32
9.54
30.8%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
25.75
30.6
24.7%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.9
9.61
14.3%
4
Ito Smith
RB
12.4
7.77
11.9%
Pull Out Game
Points
% of total points 59.65
1
Julian Edelman
WR
11.75
9.14
19.7%
2
Jimmy Graham
TE
11.5
7.05
19.3%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
10.5
28.11
17.6%
4
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
8.3
6.1
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Doo Doo Browns, helping the team to a 71.30-36.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Doo Doo Browns to contribute to a 104.05-59.65 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Doo Doo Browns   Pull Out Game

Game Notes

Doo Doo Browns emerged victorious despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Pull Out Game had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Doo Doo Browns won despite starting Rob Gronkowski, who scored zero points.
Doo Doo Browns had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Pull Out Game.
Doo Doo Browns put up more points than their season scoring average (98.86) while Pull Out Game fell short of theirs (92.88).
Doo Doo Browns recorded more points than their projected total, while Pull Out Game fell short of their projection.
Not only did Doo Doo Browns win, but they also easily covered the 9.7-point projected margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Doo Doo Browns
Football is all about creating mismatches. Fueled by a stellar performance by Aaron Rodgers, we doubled up Pull Out Game at the quarterback position this past week (25.75 points to 10.5). Rodgers went 24-for-43 for 259 yards, two TDs, and no INTs in a 31-17 loss to the Patriots.
Pull Out Game
With just one catch this past week, the starting running backs for Pull Out Game should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).