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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Randy Moss
7-2 119.92
139.76
 
VS
proj
LT's Giants
107.02 5-4
109.7

Randy Moss come back to beat LT's Giants for fifth straight win, 119.92-107.02

Randy Moss extended their win streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over LT's Giants, rallying to earn a 119.92-107.02 victory. After trailing 107.02-77.24 heading into Sunday night, Randy Moss charged back behind James White (31 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 72 Rec Yds) and Julian Edelman (37 Pass Yds, 28 Rush Yds, 71 Rec Yds). Travis Kelce (28.4 points) and Philip Rivers (17.12) were the top scorers for LT's Giants in the loss. This marks the first time this season Randy Moss have gotten the best of LT's Giants, after falling 157.64-117.22 in their last matchup. Randy Moss (7-2) will look to build on their success against Ray Nitschke, while LT's Giants (5-4) will meet Dan Marino in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Randy Moss   LT's Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 103 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Packers, White scored 26.8 points this week. His scoring output was 45.7% more than his 18.4-point projection and was higher than his 20.23-point season scoring average. White ranks #19 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
James White

Top Player Comparison

Randy Moss
Points
% of total points 119.92
1
James White
RB
26.8
18.4
22.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
19.1
16.1%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
15.88
14.55
13.2%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.5
14.37
10.4%
LT's Giants
Points
% of total points 107.02
1
Travis Kelce
TE
28.4
14.76
26.5%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
17.12
18.69
16%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
12.1
11.97
11.3%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
10
8.93
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 56-yard field goal for LT's Giants to contribute to a 74.90-20.64 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which LT's Giants owned a 107.02-77.24 lead. For Randy Moss, Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for LT's Giants with a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Randy Moss   LT's Giants

What If

Randy Moss would have beaten seven other teams besides LT's Giants this week.
LT's Giants would have lost to nine other teams besides Randy Moss this week.
If they played LT's Giants every week, Randy Moss would be 7-2 this season.
Had they played each other last week, LT's Giants would have beaten Randy Moss 153.5-116.88.
Randy Moss would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LT's Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Randy Moss, LT's Giants would be 3-4.
If Randy Moss had played every team in the league each week, they would be 78-39.
If they played every team every week, LT's Giants would be 52-65.

Coach Talk

Randy Moss
Hey Randy Moss, the good news is that we won this matchup by almost 13 points. Even better news is that we know we're better than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through eight weeks was 137.11. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
LT's Giants
Chin up, LT's Giants! Try to take solace in the fact that your kindness didn't go unnoticed. It took real generosity to help someone like Randy Moss succeed this week... and maybe one day, they can do you a solid and return the favor.