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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Beat-a-son
4-5 107.5
112.36
 
VS
proj
Hermanslosers
80.5 3-6
113.57

Beat-a-son hand Hermanslosers fifth consecutive loss in 107.5-80.5 rout

Beat-a-son cruised to a 107.5-80.5 victory to hand Hermanslosers their fifth consecutive loss. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in the matchup, as Beat-a-son nabbed a 27-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 40 points from Kirk Cousins (220 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (8 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Brett Maher (15 points) and Courtland Sutton (13.5) led the charge for Hermanslosers in the loss. Beat-a-son (4-5) will look to keep it rolling against Jerry's Kids, while Hermanslosers (3-6) will attempt to get back on track against Ice Up Son!.

Matchup Timeline

  Beat-a-son   Hermanslosers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Buccaneers 40-34. In doing so, he put up 24 points to more-than-double his 9.98-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Beat-a-son this week. Next week, Metcalf will play the 49ers.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Beat-a-son
Points
% of total points 107.5
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
26
21.66
24.2%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
24
9.98
22.3%
3
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
14
16.98
13%
4
Mark Ingram II
RB
12
10.89
11.2%
Hermanslosers
Points
% of total points 80.5
1
Brett Maher
K
15
9.01
18.6%
2
Courtland Sutton
WR
13.5
10.14
16.8%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13
19.91
16.1%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
11
21.16
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, Beat-a-son emerged with an 88.5-65.5 lead. For Beat-a-son, DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Philip Rivers had a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass for Hermanslosers, while Courtland Sutton had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Mark Ingram II had a 53-yard run for Beat-a-son, contributing to a 100.5-65.5 lead for the team.
Monday
Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal for Hermanslosers.

Points By Position

  Beat-a-son   Hermanslosers

What If

Beat-a-son would have beaten five other teams besides Hermanslosers this week.
Hermanslosers would have lost to nine other teams besides Beat-a-son this week.
Beat-a-son would be 4-5 if they played Hermanslosers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Beat-a-son would have topped Hermanslosers 124.5-86.5.
Beat-a-son would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Hermanslosers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Beat-a-son, Hermanslosers would be 2-6.
If Beat-a-son had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-53.
If they played every team every week, Hermanslosers would be 47-51-1.

Next Week Preview

Hermanslosers
On the docket in Week 10, 10th-place Hermanslosers (3-6) will take on third-place Ice Up Son! (6-3). Hermanslosers might need to shuffle the deck some with Mohamed Sanu, Courtland Sutton, Alshon Jeffery, and Royce Freeman out on bye next week. Ice Up Son! won't have James White.
Beat-a-son
One streak is bound to conclude in Week 10, as Beat-a-son (4-5) enter next week on a two-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (Jerry's Kids, 6-3), have won four in a row. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Carson Wentz, Jordan Howard, DeAndre Hopkins, Sony Michel, and N'Keal Harry are off for Beat-a-son, while Jerry's Kids will be missing Leonard Fournette, Miles Sanders, DJ Chark Jr., and DeSean Jackson. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Beat-a-son have put up 105.83 points per game over the last three weeks, while Jerry's Kids have averaged 105.33 per contest over that same stretch.