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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
NYC
4-5 70
60.35
 
VS
proj
LIL PENNY
68 4-5
70.37

NYC come back to knock off LIL PENNY in 70-68 battle

NYC exceeded expectations, staging a comeback for a 70-68 victory over LIL PENNY, who fell short of projections. NYC trailed 68-26 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind Marcus Mariota, who passed for 240 yards , ran for 32 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 24 points, and Dion Lewis, who racked up 122 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass (12 points). Aaron Rodgers (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Duke Johnson Jr. (9 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) did everything they could for LIL PENNY in defeat. NYC (4-5) will look to keep it rolling against N G D, while LIL PENNY (4-5) will try to get back in the win column against GULLY.

Matchup Timeline

  NYC   LIL PENNY

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lewis overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 12 points against his 4.34-point projection. During a 28-14 win over the Cowboys, he racked up 122 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass. Lewis ranks #88 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Dion Lewis

Top Player Comparison

NYC
Points
% of total points 70
1
Marcus Mariota
QB
24
16.59
34.3%
2
Dion Lewis
RB
12
4.34
17.1%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
10
5.92
14.3%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
8
3.75
11.4%
LIL PENNY
Points
% of total points 68
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22
25.82
32.4%
2
Duke Johnson Jr.
RB
15
2.38
22.1%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
13
6.26
19.1%
4
Greg Olsen
TE
9
3.8
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 51-yard pass for LIL PENNY, helping the team to a 68-26 lead.

Points By Position

  NYC   LIL PENNY

What If

NYC would have beaten seven other teams besides LIL PENNY this week.
LIL PENNY would have lost to six other teams besides NYC this week.
If they played LIL PENNY every week, NYC would be 3-6 this season.
Had they played each other last week, LIL PENNY would have beaten NYC 92-59.
NYC would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LIL PENNY.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as NYC, LIL PENNY would be 6-2.
If NYC had played every team in the league each week, they would be 39-77-1.
If they played every team every week, LIL PENNY would be 62-52-3.

Next Week Preview

LIL PENNY
Coming up in Week 10, LIL PENNY (4-5, sixth-place) will try to bounce back against GULLY (6-3, third-place). LIL PENNY may have to shuffle their lineup some with John Brown out on bye next week. GULLY won't have DeAndre Hopkins, Courtland Sutton, or Lamar Miller.
NYC
NYC (4-5) are set to square off against N G D (7-2) in Week 10. NYC might need to shuffle their lineup a bit with Kyle Rudolph out on bye in Week 10. N G D won't have Joe Flacco, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Latavius Murray, or Adam Thielen. Over the last three weeks, NYC have put up 68 points per game, while N G D have averaged 80.33 per contest.