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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Blue Crabs
6-3 103.98
90.81
 
VS
proj
Football Giants
87.5 5-4
86.8

Blue Crabs top Football Giants for fifth straight win, 103.98-87.50

Blue Crabs extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Football Giants, coming out on top with a 103.98-87.50 victory. Blue Crabs never trailed in this one after nabbing a 2.08-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Travis Kelce (21.9 points) and the Minnesota Vikings defense (20.78). Kareem Hunt (91 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Aaron Rodgers (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the charge for Football Giants in the loss. Blue Crabs (6-3) will look to build on their success against Now were COOKin, while Football Giants (5-4) will try to get back on track against sbmurks.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Crabs   Football Giants

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Vikings defense (9 Pts Allowed, 209 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 20.78 points against the Lions in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 7.98-point projection and was much higher than their 8.41-point season scoring average. The Vikings defense ranks #3 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Minnesota Vikings defense

Top Player Comparison

Blue Crabs
Points
% of total points 103.98
1
Travis Kelce
TE
21.9
10.18
21.1%
2
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
20.78
7.98
20%
3
Russell Wilson
QB
15.8
12.81
15.2%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
13.9
21.29
13.4%
Football Giants
Points
% of total points 87.5
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
32.1
16.32
36.7%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
13.98
17.43
16%
3
Matt Prater
K
9
8.92
10.3%
4
Trey Burton
TE
8.8
6.46
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Football Giants, who trailed 59.78-57.70 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for Blue Crabs, contributing to a 96.98-73.52 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for Football Giants, who trailed 103.98-87.50 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  Blue Crabs   Football Giants

What If

Blue Crabs would have beaten eight other teams besides Football Giants this week.
Football Giants would have lost to four other teams besides Blue Crabs this week.
If Blue Crabs played Football Giants every week this season, they'd be 7-2.
Last week, Blue Crabs would have topped Football Giants 122.08-74.22.
Blue Crabs would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Football Giants.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blue Crabs, Football Giants would be 6-2.
If Blue Crabs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-28.
If they played every team every week, Football Giants would be 55-44.

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