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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Bye Week
4-5 150.98
127.78
 
VS
proj
Team Rudebrewd
116.66 2-7
142.74

Bye Week smirk at expectations, earn win over Team Rudebrewd, 150.98-116.66

Bye Week stepped up, securing a 150.98-116.66 victory over Team Rudebrewd, who fell short of projections. Bye Week never trailed in this one after taking a 5.50-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake (26.2 points). Emmanuel Sanders (20.7 points) and Jordan Howard (14.8) did their part for Team Rudebrewd in the loss. Bye Week (4-5) will look to sustain their winning ways against Scott Hors d'oeuvres, while Team Rudebrewd (2-7) will match up against Out for Blood in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Bye Week   Team Rudebrewd

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake scored 26.2 points against the 49ers in Week 9 to nearly triple his 8.84-point projection. He racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Drake will play the Buccaneers.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Bye Week
Points
% of total points 150.98
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
26.2
8.84
17.4%
2
Preston Williams
WR
21.7
8.27
14.4%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
21.48
20.65
14.2%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
20.8
8.79
13.8%
Team Rudebrewd
Points
% of total points 116.66
1
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
20.7
11.03
17.7%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
14.8
10.63
12.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
20.84
11.7%
4
Tom Brady
QB
13.4
18.64
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Moore had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Bye Week, while Zach Ertz had a 25-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 107.40-73.80 lead for Bye Week.
Sunday Late
Philip Rivers found Mike Williams on multiple big plays for Team Rudebrewd: a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass during the late afternoon slate, after which Team Rudebrewd trailed 129.50-103.26.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for Bye Week on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Bye Week   Team Rudebrewd

Game Notes

Six of the 12 starters on Bye Week exceeded their projected point totals.
Team Rudebrewd had only three of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bye Week won despite starting Adam Thielen, who scored zero points.
Bye Week had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Team Rudebrewd.
Bye Week put up more points than their season scoring average (134.48) while Team Rudebrewd fell short of theirs (127.87).
Bye Week put up more points than their projected total, while Team Rudebrewd fell shy of their projection.
This victory snaps a three-game losing skid for Bye Week.
Bye Week moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Team Rudebrewd falls to (0-1).

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