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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Trubisky Fanboys
3-6 139.06
91.5
 
VS
proj
The Phantom Limbs
52.36 5-4
89.4

The Trubisky Fanboys beat projections, knock off The Phantom Limbs in 139.06-52.36 rout

The Trubisky Fanboys beat expectations, rolling to a 139.06-52.36 victory over The Phantom Limbs, who fell short of projections. The Trubisky Fanboys took a 16.80-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle and never looked back. Alex Collins (9.9 points) and Tyreek Hill (8.5) carried the flag for The Phantom Limbs in defeat. The Trubisky Fanboys improve to 3-6 on the season, while The Phantom Limbs fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  The Trubisky Fanboys   The Phantom Limbs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 9 points, surrendering 264 yards, and forcing 4 turnovers against the Bills, the Bears defense tallied 28 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 9.97-point projection and was much higher than their 11-point season scoring average. The Bears defense ranks #70 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

The Trubisky Fanboys
Points
% of total points 139.06
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
29.6
16.07
21.3%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
28
9.97
20.1%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
19
8.4
13.7%
4
Julio Jones
WR
18.1
11.95
13%
The Phantom Limbs
Points
% of total points 52.36
1
Alex Collins
RB
9.9
8.69
18.9%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
8.5
13.1
16.2%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
6.56
18.76
12.5%
4
Graham Gano
K
6
10.3
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for The Trubisky Fanboys, helping to give the team a 16.80-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Trubisky Fanboys owned a 68.80-41.96 lead. For The Trubisky Fanboys, Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for The Phantom Limbs with a 40-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Tom Brady found Josh Gordon for a 55-yard touchdown pass for The Trubisky Fanboys, helping The Trubisky Fanboys to a 139.06-52.36 lead.

Points By Position

  The Trubisky Fanboys   The Phantom Limbs

What If

The Trubisky Fanboys would have beaten nine other teams besides The Phantom Limbs this week.
The Phantom Limbs would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played The Phantom Limbs every week, The Trubisky Fanboys would be 6-3 this season.
Had they played each other last week, The Phantom Limbs would have defeated The Trubisky Fanboys 101.2-84.16.
The Trubisky Fanboys would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Phantom Limbs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Trubisky Fanboys, The Phantom Limbs would be 3-5.
If The Trubisky Fanboys had played every team in the league each week, they would be 53-46.
If they played every team every week, The Phantom Limbs would be 31-68.

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