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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Cabernet Crazies
6-3 264.76
301.7
 
VS
proj
lostball tall weeds
227.14 3-6
253.84

Cabernet Crazies still manage to top lostball tall weeds 264.76-227.14 despite falling short of projections

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Cabernet Crazies did enough to beat lostball tall weeds, coming out on top with a 264.76-227.14 victory. Cabernet Crazies never trailed in this one after nabbing a 44.00-point lead on Thursday behind Fred Warner (30 points) and Tahir Whitehead (27). Jared Goff (46.84 points) and Julio Jones (39.1) carried the flag for lostball tall weeds in the loss. Cabernet Crazies improve to 6-3 on the season, while lostball tall weeds fall to 3-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Cabernet Crazies   lostball tall weeds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 141 yards from scrimmage and scoring 3 touchdowns against the Browns, Hunt scored 41.6 points this week. He scored 47.6% more than his 28.19-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Hunt ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Cabernet Crazies
Points
% of total points 264.76
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
41.6
28.19
15.7%
2
Fred Warner
LB
30
23.02
11.3%
3
Tahir Whitehead
LB
27
23.64
10.2%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
27
20.08
10.2%
lostball tall weeds
Points
% of total points 227.14
1
Jared Goff
QB
46.84
27.97
20.6%
2
Julio Jones
WR
39.1
18.18
17.2%
3
James White
RB
34.3
24.01
15.1%
4
Marcus Peters
CB
20
17.25
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Cabernet Crazies owned a 191.26-104.80 lead. Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Cabernet Crazies, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for lostball tall weeds with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for lostball tall weeds, while Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch for the team, who trailed 264.76-192.84 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Cabernet Crazies   lostball tall weeds

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Cabernet Crazies scored fewer points in this one (264.76) than their season average of 293.55.
We heard scoring helps you win. lostball tall weeds need some help then, averaging just 250.26 versus Cabernet Crazies's 293.55.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Cabernet Crazies (6-3) have a better record than lostball tall weeds (3-6).
Even the machines think Cabernet Crazies have better players. Their projected average points is higher (304.52) than lostball tall weeds (250.81).
Once Cabernet Crazies put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than lostball tall weeds (1 vs 0).
Cabernet Crazies should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than lostball tall weeds (5 vs 3).
By position, Cabernet Crazies have outscored lostball tall weeds at RB, K, and IDP this season.
Cabernet Crazies don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 43 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey lostball tall weeds, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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