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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Pack Rats
4-5 254.61
249.02
 
VS
proj
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
167.92 0-9
141.14

Pack Rats hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES ninth consecutive loss in 254.61-167.92 rout

Pack Rats cruised to a 254.61-167.92 victory to hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES their ninth consecutive loss to open the season. Pack Rats earned a 11.50-point lead on Thursday behind Robbie Gould and never looked back. Drew Brees (346 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and Travis Kelce (7 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES in defeat. Pack Rats improve to 4-5 on the season, while PURPLE BLOOD VIKES fall to 0-9.

Matchup Timeline

  Pack Rats   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Davis (62 Rush Yds, 45 Rec Yds) scored 26.1 points in a 25-17 lost to the Chargers in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.12-point projection and was much higher than his 17.28-point season scoring average. Davis will face the Rams next week.
Mike Davis

Top Player Comparison

Pack Rats
Points
% of total points 254.61
1
James White
RB
35.2
26.09
13.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
26.8
38.27
10.5%
3
Mike Davis
RB
26.1
11.12
10.3%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
22.3
14.16
8.8%
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Points
% of total points 167.92
1
Drew Brees
QB
50.3
37.96
30%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
32.05
18.36
19.1%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
26.25
14.19
15.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
22.95
26.22
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday night, but after all the plays were accounted for, Pack Rats owned a 254.61-144.97 lead. For Pack Rats, Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass. Josh Gordon made the highlight reel for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES with a 55-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Pack Rats   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

What If

Pack Rats would have beaten seven other teams besides PURPLE BLOOD VIKES this week.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would have lost to seven other teams besides Pack Rats this week.
Pack Rats would be 9-0 if they played PURPLE BLOOD VIKES every week.
Had they played each other last week, Pack Rats would have gotten the win over PURPLE BLOOD VIKES 246.32-131.57.
Pack Rats would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PURPLE BLOOD VIKES.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pack Rats, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would be 1-7.
If Pack Rats had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-38.
If they played every team every week, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES would be 7-74.

Coach Talk

Pack Rats
Nice work, Pack Rats. Props on fielding a lineup that blew the opposition out by a whopping 86.69 points this past matchup. We'll maintain this momentum as we roll into a tricky challenge in Week 10.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Fortunately, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES, Week 9's problem was fairly easy to identify. Choosing to start several zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opponent tallied 254.61 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?