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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
💯
6-3 99.22
101.99
 
VS
proj
Whitey Bulger
78.32 3-6
82.45

💯 top Whitey Bulger for sixth straight win, 99.22-78.32

💯 extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over Whitey Bulger, securing a 99.22-78.32 victory. 💯 nabbed an early 16.80-point lead on Thursday. Whitey Bulger bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Ryan Fitzpatrick (21.02 points) and Sammy Watkins (6.4). Unphased, 💯 got it going later that afternoon, as DeAndre Hopkins (16.5 points) and Philip Rivers (15.12) put them back in the lead for good. 💯 (6-3) will look to build on their success against Air-E-Feek, while Whitey Bulger (3-6) try to get back in the win column against BACK2BACK CHAMP!.

Matchup Timeline

  💯   Whitey Bulger

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kittle (4 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 16.8 points against the Raiders in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.66-point projection and was much higher than his 9.91-point season scoring average. Kittle ranks #55 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

💯
Points
% of total points 99.22
1
George Kittle
TE
16.8
7.66
16.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
14.38
16.6%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
15.12
16.22
15.2%
4
Mike Davis
RB
10.7
6.1
10.8%
Whitey Bulger
Points
% of total points 78.32
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
21.02
19.61
26.8%
2
Josh Gordon
WR
19
8.4
24.3%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
9.2
4.99
11.7%
4
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
7
9.08
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for 💯, helping the team to a 16.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 30-yard touchdown pass for Whitey Bulger, helping the team to a 31.82-29.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers found Mike Williams for a 30-yard touchdown pass for 💯. Rivers also lit up the scoreboard with a 54-yard pass, helping 💯 to a 85.22-50.12 lead.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Whitey Bulger, who trailed 99.22-69.12 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  💯   Whitey Bulger

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. 💯 scored less in this one (99.22) than their season average of 106.74.
💯 are on a roll, with victories in six straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. 💯 are doing a better job of that, averaging 106.74 versus Whitey Bulger's 92.39.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. 💯 (6-3) have a better record than Whitey Bulger (3-6).
Even the machines think 💯 have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (104.51) than Whitey Bulger (97.18).
Once 💯 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Whitey Bulger (1 vs 0).
💯 laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Whitey Bulger (0).
💯 are clutch masters, with more close wins than Whitey Bulger (1 vs 0).
💯 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Whitey Bulger (4 vs 3).
💯 have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Whitey Bulger (46 vs 35).
Whitey Bulger have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than 💯 (2) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, 💯 have outscored Whitey Bulger at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
💯 has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Whitey Bulger this season (-8).
The starters for 💯 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Whitey Bulger (2).
Don't worry Whitey Bulger, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

💯
You know 💯, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring's decreased a bit lately, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 107.68 points through Week 8, our crew has definitely proven that it's even better than the 99.22 we needed for this past week's win!
Whitey Bulger
Whitey Bulger may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunity this past week. As a group, our five pass-catchers (four WR, one TE) combined to receive a healthy 37 targets in Week 9. Those players should spend extra practice time working with their QBs, considering they hauled in only 22 catches.