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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
11 Angry Men
7-2 129.62
115.92
 
VS
proj
PlasticPads&IronMen
65.06 4-5
97

11 Angry Men defy predictions, earn win over PlasticPads&IronMen in 129.62-65.06 rout

11 Angry Men showed up, rolling to a 129.62-65.06 victory over PlasticPads&IronMen, who fell short of projections. 11 Angry Men got out to a 4.40-point lead on Thursday behind Doug Martin (7.4 points) and never let it go. Melvin Gordon III (18.8 points) and Sammy Watkins (8.9) carried the flag for PlasticPads&IronMen in the loss. 11 Angry Men (7-2) will look to build on their success against Russell Wilson's War, while PlasticPads&IronMen (4-5) will face Iron City Chuggars in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  11 Angry Men   PlasticPads&IronMen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Lions in Week 9, the Vikings defense allowed only 9 points, surrendered 209 yards, and forced a fumble. In doing so, they put up 22 points and more-than-tripled their scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any DEF in the league this season. The Vikings will go up against the Bears next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

11 Angry Men
Points
% of total points 129.62
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
32.02
23.93
24.7%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
25.4
12.98
19.6%
3
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
6.91
17%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
12.7
17.29
9.8%
PlasticPads&IronMen
Points
% of total points 65.06
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
18.8
18.12
28.9%
2
Sammy Watkins
WR
8.9
10.25
13.7%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
8
9.5
12.3%
4
Danny Amendola
WR
7.2
7.72
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 30-yard touchdown pass for 11 Angry Men, helping the team to a 110.92-33.26 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, 11 Angry Men owned a 129.62-65.06 lead. For 11 Angry Men, Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal. Melvin Gordon III made the highlight reel for PlasticPads&IronMen with a 34-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  11 Angry Men   PlasticPads&IronMen

What If

11 Angry Men would have beaten 11 other teams besides PlasticPads&IronMen this week.
PlasticPads&IronMen would have lost to 11 other teams besides 11 Angry Men this week.
11 Angry Men would be 6-3 if they played PlasticPads&IronMen every week.
Last week, PlasticPads&IronMen would have defeated 11 Angry Men 117.46-103.24.
11 Angry Men would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PlasticPads&IronMen.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as 11 Angry Men, PlasticPads&IronMen would be 5-3.
If 11 Angry Men had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-50.
If they played every team every week, PlasticPads&IronMen would be 49-68.

Next Week Preview

PlasticPads&IronMen
Coming up in Week 10, ninth-place PlasticPads&IronMen (4-5) will square off against fourth-place Iron City Chuggars (6-3). PlasticPads&IronMen may need to shuffle their lineup some with Dalvin Cook, Ka'imi Fairbairn, and the Denver Broncos defense out on bye in Week 10. Iron City Chuggars won't have Kyle Rudolph.
11 Angry Men
11 Angry Men (7-2) will go up against Russell Wilson's War (5-4) in Week 10. 11 Angry Men might have to rearrange the deck some with the Minnesota Vikings defense and Emmanuel Sanders out on bye next week. Russell Wilson's War will be without Kirk Cousins. Over the last three weeks, 11 Angry Men have scored 115.56 points per game, while Russell Wilson's War have averaged 102.05 per contest.