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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
SCLSU Mud Dogs
6-3 149.02
127.27
 
VS
proj
DPRK Rocketmen
140.02 7-2
131.68

SCLSU Mud Dogs smirk at expectations, earn win against DPRK Rocketmen, 149.02-140.02

SCLSU Mud Dogs showed up and outperformed expectations, earning a 149.02-140.02 victory over DPRK Rocketmen. SCLSU Mud Dogs grabbed an early 20.80-point lead on Thursday. DPRK Rocketmen came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (30.2 points) and the Kansas City Chiefs defense (11). Not to be deterred, SCLSU Mud Dogs made a run later that night, as Julian Edelman (14.38 points) and Davante Adams (13) put them back on top for good. SCLSU Mud Dogs (6-3) will look to sustain their momentum against Who Lechler Dogs Out, while DPRK Rocketmen (7-2) try to get some positive momentum against Show Me Ya TD’S.

Matchup Timeline

  SCLSU Mud Dogs   DPRK Rocketmen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Raiders in Week 9, Kittle caught 4 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 20.8 points to more-than-double his 9.88-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any TE in the league this season. In Week 10, Kittle and the 49ers will square off against the Giants.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

SCLSU Mud Dogs
Points
% of total points 149.02
1
Drew Brees
QB
44.44
27.3
29.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
31.6
19.53
21.2%
3
George Kittle
TE
20.8
9.88
14%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
14.38
12.45
9.6%
DPRK Rocketmen
Points
% of total points 140.02
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.2
21.11
21.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
25.32
24.95
18.1%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
22.5
18.26
16.1%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.8
18.19
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for SCLSU Mud Dogs to contribute to a 20.80-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for DPRK Rocketmen, contributing to a 125.72-107.04 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  SCLSU Mud Dogs   DPRK Rocketmen

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. SCLSU Mud Dogs scored more in this one (149.02) than their season average (129.08).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. SCLSU Mud Dogs has left fewer points on the bench this season (277.27) than DPRK Rocketmen (564.54).
SCLSU Mud Dogs should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than DPRK Rocketmen (6 vs 5).
By position, SCLSU Mud Dogs have outscored DPRK Rocketmen at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
SCLSU Mud Dogs was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (2) than DPRK Rocketmen (0).
There's not much good to say about DPRK Rocketmen this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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