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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Vtown Rookie
3-6 92.05
109.02
 
VS
proj
Rookie Jr.
71.27 5-4
110.29

Vtown Rookie come back to beat Rookie Jr. 92.05-71.27 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams underperformed expectations, but Vtown Rookie did enough to take down Rookie Jr., rallying for a 92.05-71.27 victory. Despite trailing 71.27-67.30 heading into Sunday night, Vtown Rookie came storming back behind Julian Edelman (37 Pass Yds, 28 Rush Yds, 71 Rec Yds) and Stephen Gostkowski (1-1 FG, 28 long, 4-4 XP). Cam Newton (27.65 points) and Cooper Kupp (19.9) were the leading scorers for Rookie Jr. in defeat. Vtown Rookie improve to 3-6 on the season, while Rookie Jr. fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Vtown Rookie   Rookie Jr.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 45-35 win over the Rams, Brees scored 42.9 points to beat his 29.38-point projection. He passed for 346 yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Vtown Rookie this week. In Week 10, Brees and the Saints will play the Bengals.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Vtown Rookie
Points
% of total points 92.05
1
Drew Brees
QB
42.9
29.38
46.6%
2
Julian Edelman
WR
17.75
15.76
19.3%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
11
17.08
12%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
7
11.1
7.6%
Rookie Jr.
Points
% of total points 71.27
1
Cam Newton
QB
27.65
32.01
38.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
19.9
14.87
27.9%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.5
15.17
17.5%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
10.7
17.17
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 41-yard touchdown catch for Rookie Jr., contributing to a 71.27-67.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Vtown Rookie   Rookie Jr.

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Vtown Rookie scored fewer points in this one (92.05) than their season average of 110.15.
Even the computers think Vtown Rookie have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (124.41) than Rookie Jr. (114.06).
You can't win if you don't play. Vtown Rookie has left fewer points on the bench this season (794.49) than Rookie Jr. (1,230.76).
Once Vtown Rookie put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Rookie Jr. (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Rookie Jr. - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Vtown Rookie (0) this season. That didn't seem to help them this week, though.
By position, Vtown Rookie have outscored Rookie Jr. at QB and K this season.
Don't worry Rookie Jr., just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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