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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
WTF Niagara Falls
3-6 283
237.49
 
VS
proj
Megatron's Mentality
196 3-6
205.17

WTF Niagara Falls brush off projections, defeat Megatron's Mentality in 283-196 rout

WTF Niagara Falls showed up and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 283-196 victory over Megatron's Mentality, who fell short of projections. WTF Niagara Falls grabbed a 3-point lead on Thursday behind Brandon LaFell (2 points) and Alfred Morris (1) and never looked back. Matt Ryan (350 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and the Los Angeles Chargers defense (17 Pts Allowed, 356 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) led the charge for Megatron's Mentality in defeat. WTF Niagara Falls (3-6) will look to keep it rolling against Ivanman, while Megatron's Mentality (3-6) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Sad Sacks.

Matchup Timeline

  WTF Niagara Falls   Megatron's Mentality

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 9 points against his 0.29-point projection. During a 28-14 win over the Cowboys, he caught 2 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. Smith will face the Patriots next week.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 283
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
55
26.29
19.4%
2
Avery Williamson
LB
39
26.3
13.8%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
32
18.93
11.3%
4
Marcus Mariota
QB
30
16.59
10.6%
Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 196
1
Matt Ryan
QB
48
19.32
24.5%
2
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
32
20.52
16.3%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
31
25.03
15.8%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
24
19.05
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, WTF Niagara Falls became the proud owner of a 182-76 lead. For WTF Niagara Falls, Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass. Matt Ryan made the highlight reel for Megatron's Mentality with a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the points were tallied, WTF Niagara Falls emerged with a 236-155 lead. For WTF Niagara Falls, Matt LaCosse had a 44-yard catch. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Megatron's Mentality with a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass.

Points By Position

  WTF Niagara Falls   Megatron's Mentality

What If

WTF Niagara Falls would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Megatron's Mentality would have lost to seven other teams besides WTF Niagara Falls this week.
If WTF Niagara Falls played Megatron's Mentality every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Had they played each other last week, WTF Niagara Falls would have gotten the win over Megatron's Mentality 259-162.
WTF Niagara Falls would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Megatron's Mentality.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WTF Niagara Falls, Megatron's Mentality would be 5-3.
If WTF Niagara Falls had played every team in the league each week, they would be 102-50-1.
If they played every team every week, Megatron's Mentality would be 98-54-1.

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