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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Omaha Steaks
6-3 172.64
176.78
 
VS
proj
Go4Pin
155.1 4-5
150.81

Omaha Steaks defeat Go4Pin for third straight win, 172.64-155.10

Omaha Steaks extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Go4Pin, emerging victorious with a 172.64-155.10 victory. Go4Pin took a 3.65-point lead on Thursday, but Omaha Steaks held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff, who passed for 391 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 17 yards for 56.34 points, and Michael Thomas, who caught 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown (28.55 points). Patrick Mahomes (49.3 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (21.25) were the leaders for Go4Pin in the loss. Omaha Steaks (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against Dallas Dwarf Tossers, while Go4Pin (4-5) try to get back in the win column against Mingapulcos.

Matchup Timeline

  Omaha Steaks   Go4Pin

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 12 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown against the Rams, Thomas put up 28.55 points this week. His scoring output was 84.6% more than his 15.47-point projection and was much higher than his 15.44-point season scoring average. Thomas ranks #25 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Michael Thomas

Top Player Comparison

Omaha Steaks
Points
% of total points 172.64
1
Jared Goff
QB
56.34
45.62
32.6%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
28.55
15.47
16.5%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15.75
11.55
9.1%
4
Antonio Brown
WR
13.1
15.94
7.6%
Go4Pin
Points
% of total points 155.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
49.3
46.69
31.8%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
21.25
16.01
13.7%
3
Dion Lewis
RB
19.2
9.14
12.4%
4
Desmond King II
CB
13.95
5.39
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Go4Pin to contribute to a 69.00-47.75 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Omaha Steaks, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal, helping Omaha Steaks to a 167.64-105.65 lead.

Points By Position

  Omaha Steaks   Go4Pin

Game Notes

Only four of the 13 starting players on Omaha Steaks scored higher than their point projections.
Go4Pin had only six of their 13 starters score higher than their projected points.
Omaha Steaks put up more points than their season scoring average (164.68) while Go4Pin fell short of theirs (168.27).
Omaha Steaks won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Go4Pin exceeded their projection.
The matchup's 17.54-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Omaha Steaks. They got the W, but did not cover the 25.97-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Patrick Mahomes (49.3 points) registered the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Omaha Steaks
Assembling a lineup that won by 17.54 points this past week... we deem that to be a job done right. Let's keep this momentum as we move on to our next matchup in Week 10.
Go4Pin
We'd suggest that you use this last week as a learning experience and start thinking about in Week 10, Go4Pin. Read up on what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are advising and deploy the best possible lineup next week.