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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Run CMC
2-7 106.9
102.02
 
VS
proj
Priest Holmes
88.2 0-9
88.93

Back-and-forth battle ends with Run CMC coming back to top Priest Holmes, 106.9-88.2

What a battle! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Run CMC staged a comeback for a 106.9-88.2 victory to hand Priest Holmes their ninth consecutive loss to open the season. Run CMC trailed 88.2-85.4 heading into Sunday night, but the unit came storming back behind Josh Gordon (5 Rec, 130 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). The Minnesota Vikings defense (9 Pts Allowed, 209 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Russell Wilson (235 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 41 Rush Yds) led the way for Priest Holmes in defeat. Run CMC (2-7) will look to maintain their winning ways against Mahom-y Cheetah, while Priest Holmes (0-9) take on Fantasy is Dumb in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Run CMC   Priest Holmes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Buccaneers in Week 9, McCaffrey racked up 157 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.2 points and scored 50.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Run CMC this week. In Week 10, McCaffrey and the Panthers will go up against the Steelers.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Run CMC
Points
% of total points 106.9
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.2
20.11
28.3%
2
Julio Jones
WR
21.6
15.01
20.2%
3
Josh Gordon
WR
21.5
10.35
20.1%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
8
13.5
7.5%
Priest Holmes
Points
% of total points 88.2
1
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
22
7.03
24.9%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
19.5
17.14
22.1%
3
George Kittle
TE
18.8
9.88
21.3%
4
Robert Woods
WR
10
12.56
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for Priest Holmes, helping Priest Holmes to a 24.0-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Julio Jones had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Run CMC to contribute to a 81.4-49.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 42-yard pass for Priest Holmes, contributing to a 88.2-85.4 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Josh Gordon had a 55-yard touchdown catch for Run CMC, contributing to a 106.9-88.2 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Run CMC   Priest Holmes

What If

Run CMC would have beaten four other teams besides Priest Holmes this week.
Priest Holmes would have lost to six other teams besides Run CMC this week.
Run CMC would be 5-4 if they played Priest Holmes every week.
Priest Holmes would have beaten Run CMC 103.02-94.24 had they played each other last week.
Run CMC would be 1-7 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Priest Holmes.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Run CMC, Priest Holmes would be 1-7.
If Run CMC had played every team in the league each week, they would be 24-57.
If they played every team every week, Priest Holmes would be 22-59.

Next Week Preview

Priest Holmes
In Week 10, last-place Priest Holmes (0-9) will try to right the ship against eighth-place Fantasy is Dumb (4-5). Priest Holmes might need to rearrange the deck a bit with the Minnesota Vikings defense, Lamar Miller, and John Brown out on bye in Week 10. Fantasy is Dumb won't have the Houston Texans defense.
Run CMC
Run CMC (2-7) will go up against Mahom-y Cheetah (4-5) in Week 10. Run CMC might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Dalvin Cook out on bye in Week 10. Mahom-y Cheetah will be without Kyle Rudolph, Royce Freeman, and Will Fuller V. Over the last three weeks, Run CMC have scored 100.72 points per game, while Mahom-y Cheetah have averaged 120.15 per contest.