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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Dogs of War
6-3 130.1
151.51
 
VS
proj
Roughnecks
117.55 6-3
139.98

The Dogs of War still manage to knock off Roughnecks 130.10-117.55

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but The Dogs of War did enough to beat Roughnecks, coming out on top with a 130.10-117.55 victory. The Dogs of War never trailed in this one after nabbing a 12.90-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle (20.8 points). Ben Roethlisberger (31.9 points) and Melvin Gordon III (19.3) carried the flag for Roughnecks in the loss. The Dogs of War (6-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Hangovers, while Roughnecks (6-3) meet Whackers in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Dogs of War   Roughnecks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kelce scored 28.9 points in a 37-21 win over the Browns to beat his 15.79-point projection. He caught 7 passes for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Dogs of War this week. Kelce will go up against the Cardinals next week.
Travis Kelce

Top Player Comparison

The Dogs of War
Points
% of total points 130.1
1
Travis Kelce
TE
28.9
15.79
22.2%
2
George Kittle
TE
20.8
12.11
16%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
15.2
21.17
11.7%
4
Robert Woods
WR
12.5
15.17
9.6%
Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 117.55
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
31.9
24.53
27.1%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.3
20.44
16.4%
3
Wil Lutz
K
11
10.8
9.4%
4
Chris Herndon
TE
10.2
8.21
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for The Dogs of War, helping the team to a 20.80-7.90 lead.
Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass for Roughnecks, who trailed 104.00-69.90 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for Roughnecks, while Wil Lutz had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 121.50-105.20 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  The Dogs of War   Roughnecks

What If

The Dogs of War would have beaten six other teams besides Roughnecks this week.
Roughnecks would have lost to 11 other teams besides The Dogs of War this week.
The Dogs of War would be 3-6 if they played Roughnecks every week.
Roughnecks would have been victorious over The Dogs of War 152.65-146.15 had they played each other last week.
The Dogs of War would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Roughnecks.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Dogs of War, Roughnecks would be 6-2.
If The Dogs of War had played every team in the league each week, they would be 66-51.
If they played every team every week, Roughnecks would be 79-38.

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