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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Wildebeasts
2-7 117.16
103.28
 
VS
proj
Robin's Hoods
77.06 1-8
97.62

Wildebeasts hand Robin's Hoods fifth consecutive loss in 117.16-77.06 rout

Wildebeasts cruised to a 117.16-77.06 victory to hand Robin's Hoods their fifth straight loss. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this one, as Wildebeasts jumped out to a 44.36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Kareem Hunt and the Minnesota Vikings defense. Hunt racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 43.1 points, while the Vikings defense allowed only 9 points, surrendered 209 yards, and forced a fumble (22 points). Julio Jones (30.1 points) and Aaron Rodgers (21.16) were the leaders for Robin's Hoods in defeat. Wildebeasts improve to 2-7 on the season, while Robin's Hoods fall to 1-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Wildebeasts   Robin's Hoods

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 scored 22 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.91-point projection and was much higher than their 10.57-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

Wildebeasts
Points
% of total points 117.16
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
43.1
24
36.8%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
7.91
18.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
21.9
14.8
18.7%
4
Trey Burton
TE
10.8
10.59
9.2%
Robin's Hoods
Points
% of total points 77.06
1
Julio Jones
WR
30.1
18.29
39.1%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.16
26.78
27.5%
3
David Njoku
TE
9.3
10.39
12.1%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
7.5
15.29
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Wildebeasts became the proud owner of a 95.26-50.90 lead. For Wildebeasts, Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for Robin's Hoods with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Wildebeasts, helping the team to a 117.16-55.90 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Robin's Hoods, who trailed 117.16-77.06 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Wildebeasts   Robin's Hoods

What If

Wildebeasts would have beaten five other teams besides Robin's Hoods this week.
Robin's Hoods would have lost to seven other teams besides Wildebeasts this week.
If they played Robin's Hoods every week, Wildebeasts would be 5-4 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Wildebeasts would have beaten Robin's Hoods 113.66-80.08.
Wildebeasts would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Robin's Hoods.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Wildebeasts, Robin's Hoods would be 4-4.
If Wildebeasts had played every team in the league each week, they would be 33-48.
If they played every team every week, Robin's Hoods would be 25-55-1.

Coach Talk

Wildebeasts
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? We really emphasized that by utterly dominating Robin's Hoods at running back this past week (43.1 points to 7.5).
Robin's Hoods
Fortunately, Week 9's problem isn't exactly rocket science, Robin's Hoods. Choosing to start Chris Hogan in a tough fantasy matchup... let's do a little research ahead of time next week.