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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Philly Special
6-3 141.84
127.33
 
VS
proj
PattycakesBabyMama
76.64 5-4
102.66

The Philly Special defeat PattycakesBabyMama for fifth straight win in 141.84-76.64 rout

The Philly Special extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over PattycakesBabyMama, rolling to a 141.84-76.64 victory. The Philly Special got out to an early 16.40-point lead on Thursday. PattycakesBabyMama came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Deshaun Watson (19.74 points) and Miles Sanders (10.3). Not to be deterred, The Philly Special got it going later that afternoon, as Melvin Gordon III (25.9 points) and Hunter Henry (15.4) put them back in the lead for good. The Philly Special (6-3) will look to notch another win against Gigem Cowboys, while PattycakesBabyMama (5-4) attempt to get back in the win column against Auto Draft Legends.

Matchup Timeline

  The Philly Special   PattycakesBabyMama

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 24.1 points, Sanu more-than-doubled his 9.73-point projection as the Patriots lost to the Ravens 37-20. He caught 10 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Philly Special this week. Sanu will face the Eagles in Week 10.
Mohamed Sanu

Top Player Comparison

The Philly Special
Points
% of total points 141.84
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.9
11.27
18.3%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
24.2
13.42
17.1%
3
Mohamed Sanu
WR
24.1
9.73
17%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.4
21.19
13.7%
PattycakesBabyMama
Points
% of total points 76.64
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.74
22.38
25.8%
2
Michael Gallup
WR
11.3
13.61
14.7%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
10.3
7.61
13.4%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
8.9
12.64
11.6%

Points By Position

  The Philly Special   PattycakesBabyMama

Game Notes

The Philly Special had five of their nine starting players exceed their projected points.
PattycakesBabyMama had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Melvin Gordon III, Emmanuel Sanders, and Mohamed Sanu all scored more points than Deshaun Watson, the leading scorer for PattycakesBabyMama.
The Philly Special put up more points than their season scoring average (122.55) while PattycakesBabyMama fell short of theirs (112.69).
The Philly Special scored more points than their projected total, while PattycakesBabyMama fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 65.2-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a four-game winning streak for PattycakesBabyMama.
Not only did The Philly Special win, but they also easily covered the 24.67-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, The Philly Special moves to (4-1), while PattycakesBabyMama falls to (3-2).

Next Week Preview

PattycakesBabyMama
On the docket in Week 10, eighth-place PattycakesBabyMama (5-4) will try to right the ship against 11th-place Auto Draft Legends (4-5). Each side has players on bye next week, as Deshaun Watson, Miles Sanders, DeSean Jackson, and Will Fuller V are off for PattycakesBabyMama while Duke Johnson, Julian Edelman, and Ka'imi Fairbairn are out for Auto Draft Legends.
The Philly Special
The Philly Special (6-3) will go up against Gigem Cowboys (4-5) in Week 10. Each side will have players on bye next week, as Zach Ertz, Mohamed Sanu, DeAndre Hopkins, Jake Elliott, and the Philadelphia Eagles defense are off for The Philly Special, while Gigem Cowboys will be missing Josh Lambo and Royce Freeman. Over the last three weeks, The Philly Special have put up 135.77 points per game, while Gigem Cowboys have averaged 115.08 per contest.