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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Marry Our Cousins!
9-0 159.94
162.37
 
VS
proj
Maxdeflation
156.72 4-5
158.73

Marry Our Cousins! come back to top Maxdeflation to remain perfect in 159.94-156.72 battle

Marry Our Cousins! won their ninth consecutive matchup to open the season with a come-from-behind win over Maxdeflation, coming back for a 159.94-156.72 victory. Marry Our Cousins! trailed 156.72-143.56 heading into Sunday night, but the unit made a run behind Julian Edelman, who racked up 136 yards of total offense for 16.38 points. Christian McCaffrey (32.7 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21.5) led the way for Maxdeflation in defeat. Marry Our Cousins! improve to 9-0 on the season, while Maxdeflation fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Marry Our Cousins!   Maxdeflation

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 41.1 points, Hunt scored 82.6% more than his 22.51-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Browns 37-21. He racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Marry Our Cousins! this week. Hunt will square off against the Cardinals in Week 10.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Marry Our Cousins!
Points
% of total points 159.94
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
41.1
22.51
25.7%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
18.9
27.98
11.8%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
16.7
9.67
10.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
16.38
13.5
10.2%
Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 156.72
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.7
22.75
20.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.5
18.62
13.7%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
21.2
13.87
13.5%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
21.12
21.77
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Marry Our Cousins!, while Calvin Ridley had a 40-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 90.86-86.90 lead for Marry Our Cousins!.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Maxdeflation had a 156.72-143.56 lead. For Marry Our Cousins!, Wil Lutz had a 54-yard field goal. Philip Rivers linked up with Keenan Allen for a 54-yard pass for Maxdeflation. Rivers also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Marry Our Cousins!   Maxdeflation

What If

Marry Our Cousins! would have beaten seven other teams besides Maxdeflation this week.
Maxdeflation would have lost to just three other teams besides Marry Our Cousins! this week.
Marry Our Cousins! would be 7-2 if they played Maxdeflation every week.
Last week, Marry Our Cousins! would have topped Maxdeflation 192.66-150.78.
Marry Our Cousins! would be 8-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Maxdeflation.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Marry Our Cousins!, Maxdeflation would be 5-3.
If Marry Our Cousins! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 91-8.
If they played every team every week, Maxdeflation would be 71-28.

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