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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Hilltoppers
3-6 126.78
85.65
 
VS
proj
Fighting Chichiwawas
73.02 3-6
75.31

Hilltoppers beat Fighting Chichiwawas for third straight win in 126.78-73.02 rout

Hilltoppers extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Fighting Chichiwawas, rolling to a 126.78-73.02 victory. Fighting Chichiwawas leapt out to a 15.88-point lead on Thursday behind 19.8 points from George Kittle, who caught 4 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. But it was all Hilltoppers after that. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, who racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 27.7 points, and Josh Gordon, who caught 5 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown (22 points). Hilltoppers (3-6) will look to keep it rolling against BoomGoestheDynamite, while Fighting Chichiwawas (3-6) will match up against Naked Canadians in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Hilltoppers   Fighting Chichiwawas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 6 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown against the Saints, Cooks recorded 20.4 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 10.01-point projection and was much higher than his 11.77-point season scoring average. Cooks ranks #49 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Brandin Cooks

Top Player Comparison

Hilltoppers
Points
% of total points 126.78
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.7
17.09
21.8%
2
Josh Gordon
WR
22
8.4
17.4%
3
Julio Jones
WR
21.1
11.95
16.6%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
20.4
10.01
16.1%
Fighting Chichiwawas
Points
% of total points 73.02
1
George Kittle
TE
19.8
7.66
27.1%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
18.2
8.01
24.9%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15
10.85
20.5%
4
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
6.6
8.38
9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for Fighting Chichiwawas, helping to stake Fighting Chichiwawas to a 19.80-3.92 lead.
Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Hilltoppers to contribute to a 73.38-54.82 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Brandin Cooks had a 48-yard catch for Hilltoppers, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal, contributing to a 104.78-54.82 lead for Hilltoppers.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Hilltoppers, helping the team to a 126.78-54.82 lead.

Points By Position

  Hilltoppers   Fighting Chichiwawas

What If

Hilltoppers would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Fighting Chichiwawas would have lost to six other teams besides Hilltoppers this week.
If Hilltoppers played Fighting Chichiwawas every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Had they played each other last week, Hilltoppers would have been victorious over Fighting Chichiwawas 107.76-96.32.
Hilltoppers would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Fighting Chichiwawas.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hilltoppers, Fighting Chichiwawas would be 3-5.
If Hilltoppers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 34-65.
If they played every team every week, Fighting Chichiwawas would be 42-57.

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