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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
3-6 144.7
141.17
 
VS
proj
Norman Nobodies
132.25 3-6
138.72

Dirty Hippies beat Norman Nobodies, 144.70-132.25

Dirty Hippies scored a hard-fought win over Norman Nobodies, securing a 144.70-132.25 victory. Norman Nobodies earned a 33.95-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 52 points from Matt Ryan (350 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Tyreek Hill (16 Rush Yds, 69 Rec Yds). But Dirty Hippies held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Drew Brees (346 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 16 Rush Yds) and James Conner (107 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Dirty Hippies (3-6) will look to keep it rolling against AMMODOG, while Norman Nobodies (3-6) try to right the ship against Dead Again.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   Norman Nobodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 163 yards from scrimmage and catching a touchdown pass against the Ravens, Conner recorded 29.3 points this week. He scored 52.8% more than his 19.18-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Conner ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 144.7
1
Drew Brees
QB
42.9
29.38
29.6%
2
James Conner
RB
29.3
19.18
20.2%
3
Corey Davis
WR
12
10.91
8.3%
4
Trey Burton
TE
10.8
10.65
7.5%
Norman Nobodies
Points
% of total points 132.25
1
Matt Ryan
QB
39.5
25.72
29.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
16
20.99
12.1%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
12.5
19.19
9.5%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
11.4
12.26
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Norman Nobodies, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch, contributing to a 105.95-72.00 lead for Norman Nobodies.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   Norman Nobodies

Game Notes

Just five of the 11 starters on Dirty Hippies exceeded their scoring projections.
Norman Nobodies had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Dirty Hippies put up more points than their season scoring average (133.46) while Norman Nobodies fell short of theirs (138.33).
Dirty Hippies put up more points than their projected total, while Norman Nobodies fell short of their projection.
Not only did Dirty Hippies get the win, but they also covered the 2.45-point forecasted margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Matt Ryan put up 39.5 points, the second-highest score in the league this week.

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