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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
4-5 112.78
107.8
 
VS
proj
Unstoppable
70.7 2-7
90.73

Back-and-forth battle ends with Minor Prophets coming back to defeat Unstoppable in 112.78-70.70 rout

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Minor Prophets earned an easy win over Unstoppable, rolling to a 112.78-70.70 victory. Unstoppable pulled out to a 13.9-point lead early Sunday behind Adrian Peterson (13 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (11.4). Minor Prophets came back to take the lead during the late games on Sunday, powered by DK Metcalf (21 points) and Hunter Henry (8.4). Not to be deterred, Unstoppable got it going later that night to take an 8.3-point lead behind Tom Brady (14.4 points) and James White (14.4). But Minor Prophets came back again at the last minute on Monday night, as Dak Prescott (22.48 points) and Amari Cooper (14) put them back on top for good. Minor Prophets improve to 4-5 on the season, while Unstoppable fall to 2-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   Unstoppable

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 21 points against his 8.61-point projection. During a 40-34 win over the Buccaneers, he caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Metcalf ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 112.78
1
Dak Prescott
QB
22.48
21.33
19.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
21
8.61
18.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
14
12.51
12.4%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
14
9.57
12.4%
Unstoppable
Points
% of total points 70.7
1
Tom Brady
QB
14.4
19.13
20.4%
2
James White
RB
14.4
7.72
20.4%
3
Adrian Peterson
RB
13
6.91
18.4%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.4
13.32
16.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run for Minor Prophets, who trailed 35.90-22.00 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Minor Prophets to contribute to a 55.40-41.90 lead for the team.
Monday
Dak Prescott found Amari Cooper for a 45-yard touchdown pass for Minor Prophets. Prescott also lit up the scoreboard with a 42-yard touchdown pass during Monday Night Football, helping lead Minor Prophets to the win.

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   Unstoppable

What If

Minor Prophets would have beaten seven other teams besides Unstoppable this week.
Unstoppable would have lost to eight other teams besides Minor Prophets this week.
Minor Prophets would be 6-3 if they played Unstoppable every week.
Had they played each other last week, Unstoppable would have gotten the win over Minor Prophets 92.46-87.
Minor Prophets would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Unstoppable.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Minor Prophets, Unstoppable would be 2-6.
If Minor Prophets had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-39.
If they played every team every week, Unstoppable would be 35-64.

Coach Talk

Minor Prophets
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. We really took that to heart this week by tripling Unstoppable at the wide receiver position (39 points to 13).
Unstoppable
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 21 times in Week 9. With only 13 total receptions, that group may have some chemistry issues.