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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Ready Player One
6-3 139.46
129.74
 
VS
proj
andre's Team
126.2 4-5
98.4

Ready Player One defeat andre's Team for fifth straight win, 139.46-126.20

Ready Player One extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over andre's Team, securing a 139.46-126.20 victory. andre's Team nabbed a 12.60-point lead on Thursday, but Ready Player One held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Christian McCaffrey (30.2 points) and James White (25.3). The Chicago Bears defense (9 Pts Allowed, 264 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Ben Roethlisberger (270 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leaders for andre's Team in the loss. Ready Player One (6-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Bill Braski, while andre's Team (4-5) attempt to get back in the win column against I Heart Chiavettas.

Matchup Timeline

  Ready Player One   andre's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 25 points, the Dolphins defense more-than-tripled their 8.28-point projection in a 13-6 win over the Jets. They allowed only 6 points, surrendered 282 yards, and intercepted 4 passes to beat their projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any DEF in the league this season. Next week, the Dolphins will square off against the Packers.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Ready Player One
Points
% of total points 139.46
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.2
20.11
21.7%
2
James White
RB
25.3
16.99
18.1%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
25
8.28
17.9%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.16
22.85
13.7%
andre's Team
Points
% of total points 126.2
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
28
9.51
22.2%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.2
17.75
20%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
16.7
11.77
13.2%
4
Benjamin Watson
TE
13.7
6.74
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass for andre's Team, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch to contribute to a 94.80-66.80 lead for andre's Team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Ready Player One, helping the team to a 137.46-116.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Ready Player One   andre's Team

Game Notes

Ready Player One won despite the fact that only four of their 10 starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
andre's Team lost despite seven of their 10 starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
andre's Team ranked 3rd in the league in points scored this week, while Ready Player One put up the 1st-best score.
The matchup's 13.26-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Ready Player One managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 31.34-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the defeat, the Chicago Bears defense (28 points) officially posted the second-highest scoring output for any DEF this season.

Next Week Preview

andre's Team
Coming up in Week 10, andre's Team (4-5, eighth-place) will try to get back in the win column against I Heart Chiavettas (7-2, second-place). Each side has a couple of bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Joe Flacco and the Houston Texans defense are off for andre's Team and DeAndre Hopkins and Keke Coutee for I Heart Chiavettas.
Ready Player One
Two squads that are now on identical five-game winning streaks, Ready Player One (6-3) take on Bill Braski (7-2) next week in a mid-season showdown. Ready Player One might need to rearrange the deck a bit with Phillip Lindsay, John Brown, and Hayden Hurst out on bye in Week 10. Bill Braski will be without Emmanuel Sanders. Over the last two weeks, Ready Player One have put up 138.75 points per game, while Bill Braski have averaged 124.51 per contest.