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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
maG secures the baG
5-4 316
278.37
 
VS
proj
seaBears
315 3-5-1
267.58

Back-and-forth battle ends with maG secures the baG coming back to knock off seaBears in 316-315 battle

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, maG secures the baG earned a come-from-behind win over seaBears, coming back to earn a 316-315 victory. maG secures the baG trailed 315-301 heading into Monday night, but the unit made a run behind Brett Maher (3-4 FG, 52 long, 4-4 XP). Tyler Lockett (63 points) and Jimmy Garoppolo (47) carried the flag for seaBears in the loss. This marks the second time this season maG secures the baG have gotten the best of seaBears, after winning 297-242 in their last matchup. maG secures the baG (5-4) will look to add to their success against Buttercumbersnatch, while seaBears (3-5-1) will take on JengaOn1stDate in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  maG secures the baG   seaBears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown against the Bears, Ertz registered 40 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 13.73-point projection and was much higher than his 17.67-point season scoring average. Ertz ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Zach Ertz

Top Player Comparison

maG secures the baG
Points
% of total points 316
1
Mike Evans
WR
60
22.13
19%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
40
13.73
12.7%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
34
30.89
10.8%
4
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
30
28.05
9.5%
seaBears
Points
% of total points 315
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
63
26.2
20%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
47
21.23
14.9%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
46
22.93
14.6%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
37
16.98
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for seaBears, helping give seaBears an 84-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Carson Wentz connected with Zach Ertz for a 25-yard touchdown pass for maG secures the baG, helping maG secures the baG to a 121-113 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for seaBears, while Mason Crosby had a 54-yard field goal, helping seaBears to a 293-274 lead.
Sunday Night
Mark Ingram II had a 53-yard run for maG secures the baG, who trailed 315-301 after Sunday night.
Monday
Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal for maG secures the baG during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  maG secures the baG   seaBears

What If

maG secures the baG would have beaten only one other team besides seaBears this week.
seaBears would have lost to three other teams besides maG secures the baG this week.
If they played seaBears every week, maG secures the baG would be 6-3 this season.
Had they played each other last week, seaBears would have gotten the win over maG secures the baG 317-261.
maG secures the baG would be 4-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as seaBears.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as maG secures the baG, seaBears would be 4-3.
If maG secures the baG had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-23.
If they played every team every week, seaBears would be 18-26-1.

Next Week Preview

seaBears
Up ahead next week, seaBears (3-5-1, fifth-place) will try to right the ship against JengaOn1stDate (5-4, second-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Deshaun Watson, Phillip Lindsay, James White, Alshon Jeffery, Nick Folk, and Dede Westbrook are off for JengaOn1stDate and Carlos Hyde, the New England Patriots defense, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, Josh Lambo, and Royce Freeman will sit for seaBears.
maG secures the baG
maG secures the baG (5-4) will square off against Buttercumbersnatch (6-3) in a Week 10 matchup that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Mohamed Sanu, Jordan Howard, Courtland Sutton, Tom Brady, Terry McLaurin, and Sony Michel are out for Buttercumbersnatch and Zach Ertz, Adrian Peterson, Carson Wentz, Leonard Fournette, and Ka'imi Fairbairn will take a seat for maG secures the baG. Over the last three weeks, maG secures the baG have scored 292.67 points per game, while Buttercumbersnatch have averaged 336.33 per contest.