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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Red White & Blaine
4-5 106.36
82.98
 
VS
proj
Sherlock Mahomes
72 3-6
83.33

Red White & Blaine earn win over Sherlock Mahomes in 106.36-72.00 rout

Red White & Blaine brought their A game, rolling to a 106.36-72.00 victory over Sherlock Mahomes, who fell short of projections. Red White & Blaine took a 4.00-point lead on Thursday behind Robbie Gould and never let it go. Marvin Jones Jr. (18.6 points) and Tom Brady (14.4) led the way for Sherlock Mahomes in the loss. Red White & Blaine (4-5) will look to notch another win against The Dominators, while Sherlock Mahomes (3-6) face U-25 All-Stars in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Red White & Blaine   Sherlock Mahomes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 109 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Gordon III scored 22.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.09-point projection and was much higher than his 5.31-point season scoring average. Gordon III will face the Raiders next week.
Melvin Gordon III

Top Player Comparison

Red White & Blaine
Points
% of total points 106.36
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.9
9.09
21.5%
2
Derek Carr
QB
19.56
18.15
18.4%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
19
7.69
17.9%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
16.3
6.7
15.3%
Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 72
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
18.6
7.47
25.8%
2
Tom Brady
QB
14.4
19.13
20%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
12.3
8.79
17.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
8.2
9.25
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Zach Ertz had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Red White & Blaine, helping the team to a 47.70-12.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Marvin Jones Jr. had a 47-yard catch for Sherlock Mahomes, while Courtland Sutton had a 21-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 99.46-52.50 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Red White & Blaine   Sherlock Mahomes

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Red White & Blaine exceeded their projected point totals.
Sherlock Mahomes had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Melvin Gordon III, Derek Carr, and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense all scored more points than Marvin Jones Jr., the leading scorer for Sherlock Mahomes.
Red White & Blaine put up more points than their season scoring average (98.85) while Sherlock Mahomes fell short of theirs (83.71).
Red White & Blaine recorded more points than their projected total, while Sherlock Mahomes failed to reach their projection.
Red White & Blaine moves to (2-2) in blowout games this season, while Sherlock Mahomes falls to (1-4).

Next Week Preview

Sherlock Mahomes
Looking ahead to Week 10, last-place Sherlock Mahomes (3-6) will try to get back in the win column against fourth-place U-25 All-Stars (5-4). Sherlock Mahomes may need to rearrange the deck a bit with Tom Brady, Courtland Sutton, Sony Michel, Royce Freeman, and Dede Westbrook out on bye in Week 10. U-25 All-Stars won't have Terry McLaurin.
Red White & Blaine
A pair of 4-5 squads will go at it as Red White & Blaine go up against The Dominators next week in a mid-season matchup. Each team will have players on bye next week, as Zach Ertz, Julian Edelman, Alshon Jeffery, and Chris Thompson are off for Red White & Blaine and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense and DJ Chark Jr. are out for The Dominators. Over the last three weeks, Red White & Blaine have scored 102.65 points per game, while The Dominators have averaged 90.21 per contest.