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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Bye Week
4-5 99.38
102.57
 
VS
proj
OC Destroyer's
62.74 1-8
107.22

Bye Week hand OC Destroyer's third consecutive loss, 99.38-62.74

Bye Week secured a 99.38-62.74 victory to hand OC Destroyer's their third straight loss. OC Destroyer's leapt out to a 20.14-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Marvin Jones Jr., who caught 6 passes for 66 yards for 12.6 points, and Dan Bailey, who made his only FG attempt (6 points). But Bye Week held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Marcus Mariota (29.2 points) and Josh Gordon (24). Bye Week improve to 4-5 on the season, while OC Destroyer's fall to 1-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Bye Week   OC Destroyer's

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 3 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Watson tallied 15.2 points this week. His scoring output was 79.5% more than his 8.47-point projection and was much higher than his 7.47-point season scoring average. Watson will face the Bengals next week.
Benjamin Watson

Top Player Comparison

Bye Week
Points
% of total points 99.38
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
29.2
21.02
29.4%
2
Josh Gordon
WR
24
12.29
24.1%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
19.9
25.35
20%
4
Benjamin Watson
TE
15.2
8.47
15.3%
OC Destroyer's
Points
% of total points 62.74
1
Tom Brady
QB
20.6
30.22
32.8%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
12.6
12.6
20.1%
3
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
11.6
20.79
18.5%
4
Dan Bailey
K
6
8.07
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch for Bye Week, contributing to a 46.18-30.54 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday night, but it was Bye Week who emerged with the lead, 70.18-51.14. For Bye Week, Josh Gordon had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Tom Brady made the highlight reel for OC Destroyer's with a 55-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Bye Week   OC Destroyer's

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Bye Week scored fewer points in this one (99.38) than their season average of 116.22.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're OC Destroyer's. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Bye Week are doing a better job of that, averaging 116.22 versus OC Destroyer's's 100.79.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bye Week (4-5) have a better record than OC Destroyer's (1-8).
Even the computers think Bye Week have better players. Their projected average points is higher (122.54) than OC Destroyer's (116.08).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Bye Week has left fewer points on the bench this season (652.57) than OC Destroyer's (1,148.06).
Bye Week don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than OC Destroyer's (1 vs 0).
Bye Week see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than OC Destroyer's (0).
Bye Week don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than OC Destroyer's (0 vs 1).
Bye Week should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than OC Destroyer's (3 vs 2).
Bye Week have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than OC Destroyer's (34 vs 26).
By position, Bye Week have outscored OC Destroyer's at RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Bye Week had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for OC Destroyer's (1).
Don't worry OC Destroyer's, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Bye Week
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? We not only doubled up OC Destroyer's at WR (44.1 points to 18.54), we also tripled them at RB (19.9 to 6).
OC Destroyer's
OC Destroyer's may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. Our pass-catching corps (three WR, one TE) collectively got a grand total of 20 targets in Week 9. With only eight total receptions, that group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.