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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Al's Annihilators
3-6 119.11
144.33
 
VS
proj
Next Man Up!
116.67 2-7
127.43

Offensively challenged Al's Annihilators come back to beat Next Man Up! in 119.11-116.67 battle

Despite posting only the 11th-highest point total in the league for the week, Al's Annihilators came back to earn a 119.11-116.67 victory over Next Man Up!. Al's Annihilators trailed 116.67-97.11 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 112 yards from scrimmage for 13.5 points, and Leighton Vander Esch, who made 9 tackles (8.5 points). Alex Smith (306 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 22 Rush Yds) and Bradley Chubb (6 Tackles, 1 Sack) carried the flag for Next Man Up! in the loss. Al's Annihilators (3-6) will look to earn another win against OLD DOG, while Next Man Up! (2-7) will face off against Arnold Palmers in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Al's Annihilators   Next Man Up!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Howard caught 4 passes for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Buccaneers lost to the Panthers 42-28. In doing so, he put up 19.53 points to more-than-double his 8.34-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. Howard will face the Redskins next week.
O.J. Howard

Top Player Comparison

Al's Annihilators
Points
% of total points 119.11
1
Philip Rivers
QB
24.12
36.44
20.3%
2
O.J. Howard
TE
19.53
8.34
16.4%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.5
17.72
11.3%
4
Jamal Adams
S
9.5
6.95
8%
Next Man Up!
Points
% of total points 116.67
1
Alex Smith
QB
40.44
33.6
34.7%
2
Bradley Chubb
LB
12
4.8
10.3%
3
Bobby Wagner
LB
12
8.16
10.3%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
10.4
10.53
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Myers had a 56-yard field goal for Next Man Up!, helping the team to a 78.27-54.92 lead.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 54-yard pass for Al's Annihilators, who trailed 116.67-92.11 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Al's Annihilators   Next Man Up!

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Al's Annihilators scored fewer points in this one (119.11) than their season average of 143.01.
We heard scoring helps you win. Al's Annihilators are doing a better job of that, averaging 143.01 versus Next Man Up!'s 120.28.
Once Al's Annihilators put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Next Man Up! (1 vs 0).
Al's Annihilators are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Next Man Up! (1).
Al's Annihilators should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Next Man Up! (3 vs 2).
Al's Annihilators have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Next Man Up! (50 vs 39).
Next Man Up! have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Al's Annihilators (2) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Al's Annihilators have outscored Next Man Up! at QB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for Al's Annihilators had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Next Man Up! (1).
Don't worry Next Man Up!, 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

Al's Annihilators
You know Al's Annihilators, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped recently, we'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 145.99 points through Week 8, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outperforming the 119.11 we needed to win this past week!
Next Man Up!
Normally, missing a field goal isn't any real cause for concern. But come on now, talk about impeccable timing: Jason Myers went 2-for-3 on FGs instead of 3-for-3, and Next Man Up! dropped the matchup by 2.44 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.