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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
sbmurks
5-4 99.26
85.01
 
VS
proj
24 Eh!
66.16 5-4
83.73

sbmurks defeat 24 Eh! in 99.26-66.16 rout

sbmurks showed up and outperformed their projected point total, cruising to a 99.26-66.16 victory over 24 Eh!, who fell short of projections. 24 Eh! earned a 50.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 29.7 points from Ben Roethlisberger (270 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Alex Collins (35 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). But it was all sbmurks after that. They were led by Michael Thomas (12 Rec, 211 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Melvin Gordon III (113 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 10 Rec Yds). sbmurks (5-4) will look to build on their success against Football Giants, while 24 Eh! (5-4) try to get some positive momentum against PICKERS.

Matchup Timeline

  sbmurks   24 Eh!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson (3 Rec, 62 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 12.2 points in a 45-35 win over the Rams in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.02-point projection and was higher than his 8.3-point season scoring average. Watson will face the Bengals next week.
Benjamin Watson

Top Player Comparison

sbmurks
Points
% of total points 99.26
1
Michael Thomas
WR
30.1
12.65
30.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
21.3
15.79
21.5%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
16.06
16.12
16.2%
4
Benjamin Watson
TE
12.2
5.02
12.3%
24 Eh!
Points
% of total points 66.16
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
19.8
12.87
29.9%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.2
15.74
16.9%
3
Alex Collins
RB
9.9
8.69
15%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
8.5
13.25
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 51-yard pass for 24 Eh!, while Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard catch to contribute to a 54.96-4.16 lead for 24 Eh!.
Sunday Late
Melvin Gordon III had a 34-yard touchdown run for sbmurks to contribute to a 88.62-54.96 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  sbmurks   24 Eh!

StatSmack

sbmurks must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (99.26) than their season average (83.12).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. 24 Eh! has left more points on the bench this season (297.52) than sbmurks (270.94).
24 Eh! are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than sbmurks (2 vs 1).
sbmurks laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than 24 Eh! (0).
sbmurks have the clutch gene, with more close wins than 24 Eh! (2 vs 0).
sbmurks should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than 24 Eh! (6 vs 4).
sbmurks have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than 24 Eh! (33 vs 24).
By position, sbmurks have outscored 24 Eh! at RB and DEF this season.
Hey 24 Eh!, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

24 Eh!
Losing streaks are set to collide next week as sixth-place 24 Eh! have now lost two games in a row while the opposition, PICKERS, have dropped four straight. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as DeAndre Hopkins, the Houston Texans defense, and Javorius Allen are off for PICKERS and Alex Collins and Devontae Booker will be out for 24 Eh!.
sbmurks
A pair of 5-4 teams will go head-to-head as sbmurks square off against Football Giants next in Week 10. sbmurks might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Deshaun Watson, Lamar Miller, and the Baltimore Ravens defense out on bye next week. Football Giants won't have Phillip Lindsay. Over the past two weeks, sbmurks have scored 85.84 points per game, while Football Giants have averaged 80.86 per contest.