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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
READING BLITZ
4-5 124.34
96.3
 
VS
proj
Royal Pita
62.24 6-3
88.81

READING BLITZ knock Royal Pita from top spot in 124.34-62.24 rout

READING BLITZ rolled to a 124.34-62.24 victory over Royal Pita, knocking them out of first place in AIFAFANS. READING BLITZ earned a 6.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jordan Howard (14.3 points) and Jake Elliott (10) and never relinquished it. David Montgomery (40 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 36 Rec Yds) and Aaron Rodgers (161 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the top scorers for Royal Pita in defeat. READING BLITZ (4-5) will look to build on their success against RollTide88, while Royal Pita (6-3) will face Skip's Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  READING BLITZ   Royal Pita

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 18.6 points, Jones Jr. more-than-doubled his 7.47-point projection as the Lions lost to the Raiders 31-24. He caught 8 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on READING BLITZ this week. In Week 10, Jones Jr. and the Lions will go up against the Bears.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

READING BLITZ
Points
% of total points 124.34
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.84
25.09
25.6%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
21
8.61
16.9%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
18.6
7.47
15%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
14.3
10
11.5%
Royal Pita
Points
% of total points 62.24
1
David Montgomery
RB
19.6
9.12
31.5%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.94
26.65
24%
3
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
11
8.58
17.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
9.1
16.44
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 52-yard field goal for Royal Pita, who trailed 39.00-32.20 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for READING BLITZ, while DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 110.44-60.24 lead for READING BLITZ.

Points By Position

  READING BLITZ   Royal Pita

What If

READING BLITZ would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Royal Pita would have lost to seven other teams besides READING BLITZ this week.
If READING BLITZ played Royal Pita every week this season, they'd be 2-7.
Last week, Royal Pita would have gotten the victory over READING BLITZ 125.5-76.18.
READING BLITZ would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Royal Pita.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as READING BLITZ, Royal Pita would be 5-3.
If READING BLITZ had played every team in the league each week, they would be 35-46.
If they played every team every week, Royal Pita would be 52-29.

Coach Talk

READING BLITZ
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Not only did we double up Royal Pita at QB (31.84 points to 14.94), we also thoroughly dominated them at WR (43.2 to 5.6).
Royal Pita
So, Royal Pita, what did your receiving crew do to tick off their quarterbacks this week? Accumulating only eight targets as a group in Week 9, our four starting pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) clearly got on their respective QBs' bad sides.