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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
6-3 138.66
142.57
 
VS
proj
The Replacements
79.26 4-5
111.26

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 knock off The Replacements for third straight win, 138.66-79.26

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Replacements, securing a 138.66-79.26 victory. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 never trailed in this one after taking a 2.60-point lead on Thursday behind Tevin Coleman (7.6 points). James White (18.4 points) and DJ Moore (15.1) did everything they could for The Replacements in the loss. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 improve to 6-3 on the season, while The Replacements fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   The Replacements

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 63 yards against the Vikings, Watkins recorded 10.3 points this week. He scored 74.9% more than his 5.89-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Watkins will face the Titans next week.
Sammy Watkins

Top Player Comparison

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
Points
% of total points 138.66
1
Carson Wentz
QB
18.06
21.95
13%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
17.4
10.03
12.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
16.6
23.87
12%
4
DeVante Parker
WR
15.7
9.86
11.3%
The Replacements
Points
% of total points 79.26
1
James White
RB
18.4
10.94
23.2%
2
DJ Moore
WR
15.1
11.25
19.1%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
11.76
22.84
14.8%
4
Jaylen Samuels
RB
10.3
15.14
13%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 25-yard touchdown pass for 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷, contributing to a 108.26-35.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers had a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass for The Replacements, who trailed 138.66-58.56 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷   The Replacements

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 scored fewer points in this one (138.66) than their season average of 146.37.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Replacements need some help then, averaging just 118.28 versus 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷's 146.37.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 (6-3) have a better record than The Replacements (4-5).
Even the machines think 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (141.89) than The Replacements (126.86).
Once 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Replacements (4 vs 1).
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than The Replacements (0 vs 1).
By position, 🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 have outscored The Replacements at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 24 points, highest in the league.
Don't worry The Replacements, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

🏈Gridiron & Wine 🍷
You know, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating The Replacements at the wide receiver position (58.5 points to 21.3).
The Replacements
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 28 times in Week 9. Chemistry appears to be the primary issue, as that group reeled in only 14 receptions.