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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Llama llama
5-4 151.59
151.45
 
VS
proj
Golden Tatertots
104.74 1-8
119.52

Llama llama hand Golden Tatertots sixth straight loss in 151.59-104.74 rout

Llama llama rolled to a 151.59-104.74 victory to hand Golden Tatertots their sixth straight loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Llama llama leapt out to a 40.67-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Kareem Hunt and Justin Tucker. Hunt racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 33.1 points, while Tucker made all 3 of his FG attempts (10 points). Drew Brees (64.44 points) and Courtland Sutton (8.7) did everything they could for Golden Tatertots in defeat. Llama llama (5-4) will look to notch another W against Hill Be Open, while Golden Tatertots (1-8) try to get back on track against Maybe next week.

Matchup Timeline

  Llama llama   Golden Tatertots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thomas overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 39.1 points against his 20.28-point projection. During a 45-35 win over the Rams, he caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown. Thomas ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Llama llama
Points
% of total points 151.59
1
Michael Thomas
WR
39.1
20.28
25.8%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
34.12
46.28
22.5%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
33.1
19.34
21.8%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
10.7
17.17
7.1%
Golden Tatertots
Points
% of total points 104.74
1
Drew Brees
QB
64.44
55.65
61.5%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
8.7
10.29
8.3%
3
Jordan Reed
TE
7.4
11.81
7.1%
4
Kerryon Johnson
RB
7.4
10.51
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Llama llama, contributing to a 61.67-21.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Llama llama to contribute to a 151.59-97.74 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Llama llama   Golden Tatertots

What If

Llama llama would have beaten five other teams besides Golden Tatertots this week.
Golden Tatertots would have lost to nine other teams besides Llama llama this week.
If they played Golden Tatertots every week, Llama llama would be 7-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Golden Tatertots would have gotten the win over Llama llama 123.5-115.92.
Llama llama would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Golden Tatertots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Llama llama, Golden Tatertots would be 2-6.
If Llama llama had played every team in the league each week, they would be 49-50.
If they played every team every week, Golden Tatertots would be 22-77.

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