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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
LarryDavidShrimp
4-5 158
133.65
 
VS
proj
Victorious Secret
133 6-3
124.84

LarryDavidShrimp top Victorious Secret for third straight win in 158-133 rout

LarryDavidShrimp extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Victorious Secret, cruising to a 158-133 victory. LarryDavidShrimp pulled out to a 26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Cam Newton (27 points) and Julio Jones (18) and never looked back. Russell Wilson (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 41 Rush Yds) and James Conner (107 Rush Yds, 56 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Victorious Secret in the loss. This marks the first time this season LarryDavidShrimp have knocked off Victorious Secret, after falling 141-131 in their last matchup. LarryDavidShrimp (4-5) will look to notch another W against WilburForce, while Victorious Secret (6-3) will try to get back on track against Carl's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  LarryDavidShrimp   Victorious Secret

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Panthers in Week 9, Howard scored 17 points to more-than-double his 6.14-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the third-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Next week, Howard will play the Redskins.
O.J. Howard

Top Player Comparison

LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 158
1
Jared Goff
QB
39
29.17
24.7%
2
Cam Newton
QB
27
31.59
17.1%
3
James White
RB
22
12.31
13.9%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18
11.45
11.4%
Victorious Secret
Points
% of total points 133
1
Russell Wilson
QB
26
22.96
19.5%
2
James Conner
RB
21
13.75
15.8%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
21
10.09
15.8%
4
Tom Brady
QB
20
30.02
15%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch for LarryDavidShrimp, helping the team to a 75-49 lead.
Sunday Late
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, LarryDavidShrimp boasted a 125-102 lead. Jared Goff had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for LarryDavidShrimp, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for Victorious Secret, while Keenan Allen had a 54-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady had a 55-yard touchdown pass for Victorious Secret, who trailed 147-122 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  LarryDavidShrimp   Victorious Secret

Game Notes

LarryDavidShrimp emerged victorious even though only four of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite five of their eight starters scoring higher than their projected points, Victorious Secret lost.
LarryDavidShrimp put up more points than their season scoring average (124.67) while Victorious Secret fell short of theirs (133.89).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The 158 points scored by LarryDavidShrimp are the 4th-most in the league this season.
This defeat snaps a four-game winning streak for Victorious Secret.
Not only did LarryDavidShrimp get the win, but they also easily covered the 8.81-point predicted margin of victory.
All three of the losses for Victorious Secret have been blowout losses.

Next Week Preview

Victorious Secret
A pair of teams with identical 6-3 records, second-place Victorious Secret are set to battle third-place Carl's Team in Week 10. Several players (Deshaun Watson, Alex Collins, the Houston Texans defense, and Stefon Diggs) will be out on bye in Week 10 for Carl's Team.
LarryDavidShrimp
One streak will come to an end in Week 10, as LarryDavidShrimp (4-5) head into next week on a three-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (WilburForce, 7-2), have taken two straight. LarryDavidShrimp might need to shuffle the deck some with Kyle Rudolph out on bye next week. WilburForce will be without DeAndre Hopkins, Joe Flacco, Phillip Lindsay, Ka'imi Fairbairn, and Emmanuel Sanders. Over the last three weeks, LarryDavidShrimp have scored 130.67 points per game, while WilburForce have averaged 113 per contest.