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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
ForWhomTheBellTolls
5-4 162.32
156.82
 
VS
proj
Flaming Aces
121.66 4-5
154.3

Flaming Aces come up short of predictions, lose to ForWhomTheBellTolls in 162.32-121.66 rout

There's no sugarcoating it, Flaming Aces dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as ForWhomTheBellTolls rolled to a 162.32-121.66 victory. ForWhomTheBellTolls earned an early 8.90-point lead on Thursday. Flaming Aces came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Kirk Cousins (27.86 points) and Julio Jones (25.1). Unphased, ForWhomTheBellTolls made a run later that afternoon, as Drew Brees (64.44 points) and Brandon McManus (6) put them back on top for good. ForWhomTheBellTolls (5-4) will look to add to their success against Hooked on A. Thielen, while Flaming Aces (4-5) will try to get back in the win column against O'Well.

Matchup Timeline

  ForWhomTheBellTolls   Flaming Aces

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense (6 Pts Allowed, 282 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) scored 30 points in a 13-6 win over the Jets in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 11.25-point projection and was much higher than their 9.29-point season scoring average. The Dolphins defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Packers next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

ForWhomTheBellTolls
Points
% of total points 162.32
1
Drew Brees
QB
64.44
55.65
39.7%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
30
11.25
18.5%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
18.38
15.76
11.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
12.5
19.32
7.7%
Flaming Aces
Points
% of total points 121.66
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.86
52.13
22.9%
2
Julio Jones
WR
25.1
18.08
20.6%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
24
12.29
19.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
16
12.23
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Flaming Aces had a 88.66-73.50 lead. For ForWhomTheBellTolls, Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Flaming Aces with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Flaming Aces, who trailed 162.32-121.66 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  ForWhomTheBellTolls   Flaming Aces

Game Notes

ForWhomTheBellTolls won despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Flaming Aces had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
ForWhomTheBellTolls put up more points than their season scoring average (146.39) while Flaming Aces fell short of theirs (153.65).
ForWhomTheBellTolls put up more points than their projected total, while Flaming Aces fell short of their projection.
The defeat concludes a two-match winning streak for Flaming Aces.
Not only did ForWhomTheBellTolls win, but they also covered the 2.52-point forecasted margin of victory.
ForWhomTheBellTolls moves to (3-3) in blowout games this season, while Flaming Aces falls to (2-3).

Next Week Preview

Flaming Aces
In Week 10, seventh-place Flaming Aces (4-5) will look to bounce back against fifth-place O'Well (5-4). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Kirk Cousins, the Denver Broncos defense, and Kyle Rudolph are off for Flaming Aces and Deshaun Watson and Keke Coutee are out for O'Well.
ForWhomTheBellTolls
ForWhomTheBellTolls (5-4) square off against Hooked on A. Thielen (3-6) in Week 10. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Case Keenum, Adam Thielen, the Baltimore Ravens defense, and Stefon Diggs are off for Hooked on A. Thielen and Joe Flacco, Javorius Allen, and Brandon McManus will sit for ForWhomTheBellTolls. Over the last three weeks, ForWhomTheBellTolls have scored 131.03 points per game, while Hooked on A. Thielen have averaged 114.2 per contest.