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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Owen Heart
5-4 115.06
122.57
 
VS
proj
Cream of the Crop
99.7 3-6
103.65

Owen Heart overcome starter's goose egg, defeat Cream of the Crop, 115.06-99.70

Despite a goose egg from the Washington Redskins defense, Owen Heart were able to persevere and earn the win, securing a 115.06-99.70 victory over Cream of the Crop. Cream of the Crop earned a 10.34-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Owen Heart held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Alvin Kamara (82 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 34 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Christian McCaffrey (79 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 78 Rec Yds). DeAndre Hopkins (10 Rec, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (9 Pts Allowed, 209 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) did everything they could for Cream of the Crop in the loss. Owen Heart (5-4) will look to get another win against The Revolting Blob, while Cream of the Crop (3-6) try to right the ship against PapaMarShongo.

Matchup Timeline

  Owen Heart   Cream of the Crop

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara (82 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 34 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 31.6 points in a 45-35 win over the Rams in Week 9. His scoring output was 65.7% more than his 19.07-point projection and was higher than his 22.47-point season scoring average. Kamara ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Owen Heart
Points
% of total points 115.06
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
31.6
19.07
27.5%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.2
20.11
26.2%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
21.8
18.12
18.9%
4
Cory Littleton
LB
8
6.07
7%
Cream of the Crop
Points
% of total points 99.7
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
24.5
17.61
24.6%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
7.66
22.1%
3
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
9
18.17
9%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
8.9
10.25
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for Owen Heart to contribute to a 109.56-92.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Owen Heart   Cream of the Crop

What If

Owen Heart would have beaten five other teams besides Cream of the Crop this week.
Cream of the Crop would have lost to seven other teams besides Owen Heart this week.
Owen Heart would be 7-2 if they played Cream of the Crop every week.
Had they played each other last week, Owen Heart would have beaten Cream of the Crop 184.86-145.
Owen Heart would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cream of the Crop.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Owen Heart, Cream of the Crop would be 3-5.
If Owen Heart had played every team in the league each week, they would be 61-38.
If they played every team every week, Cream of the Crop would be 41-58.

Next Week Preview

Cream of the Crop
On the docket in Week 10, Cream of the Crop (3-6, ninth-place) will look to get back on track against PapaMarShongo (1-8, 11th-place). Cream of the Crop might need to shuffle the deck some with DeAndre Hopkins, the Minnesota Vikings defense, Lamar Miller, and Alfred Blue out on bye in Week 10. PapaMarShongo will be without Emmanuel Sanders.
Owen Heart
Week 10 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other. Owen Heart (5-4) are riding a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (The Revolting Blob, 6-3), have won three straight. Owen Heart might have to shuffle the deck some with Phillip Lindsay, Kirk Cousins, Michael Crabtree, and Stefon Diggs out on bye in Week 10. The Revolting Blob will be without Demaryius Thomas. Over the last two weeks, Owen Heart have scored 149.96 points per game, while The Revolting Blob have averaged 132.64 per contest.