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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
🗣GUARD!!!
3-6 83.64
107.98
 
VS
proj
Savage Mode
79.24 4-5
95.29

Offensively challenged 🗣GUARD!!! beat Savage Mode in 83.64-79.24 battle

With the 11th-ranked point total in the league for the week, 🗣GUARD!!! were fortunate to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, squeaking by for an 83.64-79.24 victory over Savage Mode. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as 🗣GUARD!!! led 83.64-63.84 heading into Sunday night. Savage Mode made them sweat behind James White (38 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 46 Rec Yds). 🗣GUARD!!! were led by Kyler Murray, who passed for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 34 yards for 27.04 points, and DeAndre Hopkins, who caught 8 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown (15.4 points). 🗣GUARD!!! (3-6) will look to notch another W against RIP WILL DISSLEY, while Savage Mode (4-5) face off against Japanliving in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  🗣GUARD!!!   Savage Mode

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones II overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 15.2 points against his 6.2-point projection. During a 40-34 loss to the Seahawks, he racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. Jones II will face the Cardinals next week.
Ronald Jones II

Top Player Comparison

🗣GUARD!!!
Points
% of total points 83.64
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27.04
17.19
32.3%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
15.4
18.25
18.4%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
15.2
6.2
18.2%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
10.4
16.8
12.4%
Savage Mode
Points
% of total points 79.24
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
21.74
25.91
27.4%
2
James White
RB
15.4
10.31
19.4%
3
DJ Moore
WR
13.6
10.25
17.2%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
9.8
5.68
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kyler Murray had an 88-yard touchdown pass for 🗣GUARD!!!, contributing to a 27.04-6.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Mason Crosby had a 54-yard field goal for 🗣GUARD!!!, helping the team to an 83.64-63.84 lead.

Points By Position

  🗣GUARD!!!   Savage Mode

Game Notes

🗣GUARD!!! won despite the fact that only two of their nine starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Savage Mode had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
🗣GUARD!!! won despite starting Adam Thielen, who scored zero points.
Each team registered its lowest score of the season.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
The matchup's 4.4-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of three consecutive defeats for 🗣GUARD!!!.
🗣GUARD!!! managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 12.69-point projected margin of victory.
🗣GUARD!!! moves to (1-0) in close games this year, while Savage Mode falls to (1-2).

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