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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Phelony's Team
3-6 91.62
109.06
 
VS
proj
A_Jay
59.64 0-9
76.45

Phelony's Team hand A_Jay ninth straight loss, 91.62-59.64

Phelony's Team secured a 91.62-59.64 victory to hand A_Jay their ninth straight loss to open the season. A_Jay grabbed a 2.60-point lead on Thursday, but Phelony's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen (28 Rush Yds, 124 Rec Yds) and Philip Rivers (228 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs). Alex Smith (306 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 22 Rush Yds) and Dalvin Cook (89 Rush Yds, 20 Rec Yds) were the top scorers for A_Jay in the loss. Phelony's Team (3-6) will look to earn another win against Odin' Slayers III, while A_Jay (0-9) face PR's Perfect Team in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Phelony's Team   A_Jay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen racked up 152 yards from scrimmage as the Chargers beat the Seahawks 25-17. In doing so, he put up 18.2 points to scored 42.3% higher than his 12.79-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Phelony's Team this week. In Week 10, Allen and the Chargers will square off against the Raiders.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Phelony's Team
Points
% of total points 91.62
1
Keenan Allen
WR
18.2
12.79
19.9%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
17.12
18.56
18.7%
3
Antonio Brown
WR
12.7
17.29
13.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
10.32
10.9%
A_Jay
Points
% of total points 59.64
1
Alex Smith
QB
17.44
17.48
29.2%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
12.9
7.55
21.6%
3
Mike Williams
WR
9.5
7.73
15.9%
4
Stephen Gostkowski
K
7
11.29
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard run for A_Jay, who trailed 46.90-43.14 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Phelony's Team had a 91.62-52.64 lead. Philip Rivers linked up with Keenan Allen for a 54-yard pass for Phelony's Team. Rivers also lit up the scoreboard with a 30-yard touchdown pass. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for A_Jay with a 30-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Phelony's Team   A_Jay

Game Notes

Phelony's Team won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
A_Jay had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Phelony's Team had one starters score zero points, while A_Jay had two.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Phelony's Team ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while A_Jay ranked 10th.
The matchup's 31.98-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 32.61, and Phelony's Team covered by 31.98.

Coach Talk

Phelony's Team
You know, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up A_Jay at the wide receiver position (39.8 points to 18.5).
A_Jay
There's a distinct possibility that A_Jay might be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing just 13 targets as a group in Week 9, their four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) apparently spent the majority of their games running decoy routes and blocking downfield.