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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Fantastic Mr. Fox
6-3 101.58
92.33
 
VS
proj
Nerd Herd
90.74 2-7
93.9

Fantastic Mr. Fox knock off Nerd Herd for sixth straight win, 101.58-90.74

Fantastic Mr. Fox extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over Nerd Herd, earning a 101.58-90.74 victory. Fantastic Mr. Fox leapt out to a 38.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 45.7 points from Kareem Hunt (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Greg Olsen (6 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Jared Goff (30.34 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (16.5) did everything they could for Nerd Herd in the loss. Fantastic Mr. Fox improve to 6-3 on the season, while Nerd Herd fall to 2-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   Nerd Herd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 32.1 points in a 37-21 win over the Browns in Week 9. His scoring output nearly doubled his 16.32-point projection and was much higher than his 19.72-point season scoring average. Hunt ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Points
% of total points 101.58
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
32.1
16.32
31.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
20.5
17.82
20.2%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
13.6
7.38
13.4%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
11.38
9.14
11.2%
Nerd Herd
Points
% of total points 90.74
1
Jared Goff
QB
30.34
22.67
33.4%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
16.5
14.38
18.2%
3
Latavius Murray
RB
10.7
9.53
11.8%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
10.2
13.73
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Fantastic Mr. Fox, contributing to a 67.50-28.70 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the smoke cleared, Fantastic Mr. Fox boasted a 90.20-75.54 lead. For Fantastic Mr. Fox, Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Nerd Herd with a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Fantastic Mr. Fox   Nerd Herd

Game Notes

Fantastic Mr. Fox got the win despite the fact that only four of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Nerd Herd had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Fantastic Mr. Fox recorded more points than their projected total, while Nerd Herd fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 10.84-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Despite the loss, Jared Goff scored 30.34 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

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