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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Gnarleigh Harleigh
3-6 126.47
126.8
 
VS
proj
Trey&Clay's Empire
81.7 5-4
103.2

Gnarleigh Harleigh hand Trey&Clay's Empire third straight loss, 126.47-81.70

Gnarleigh Harleigh earned a 126.47-81.70 victory to hand Trey&Clay's Empire their third straight loss. Trey&Clay's Empire grabbed an 8.60-point lead on Thursday, but Gnarleigh Harleigh held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Marvin Jones Jr., who caught 8 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for 30.6 points, and Dak Prescott, who passed for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards (25.77 points). Jaylen Samuels (10 Rush Yds, 73 Rec Yds) and Jordan Howard (82 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Trey&Clay's Empire in the loss. Gnarleigh Harleigh (3-6) will look to build on their success against Sherlock Mahomes, while Trey&Clay's Empire (5-4) will face Wentz so Hard in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Gnarleigh Harleigh   Trey&Clay's Empire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones Jr. (8 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 30.6 points in a 31-24 lost to the Raiders in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.91-point projection and was much higher than his 15.54-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Gnarleigh Harleigh
Points
% of total points 126.47
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
30.6
11.91
24.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
25.77
22.12
20.4%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
20.1
17.6
15.9%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
17
16.55
13.4%
Trey&Clay's Empire
Points
% of total points 81.7
1
Jaylen Samuels
RB
19.3
14.22
23.6%
2
Jordan Howard
RB
15.3
11.26
18.7%
3
John Brown
WR
11.6
14.2
14.2%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
9.8
19.34
12%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Trey&Clay's Empire owned an 81.70-69.30 lead. For Gnarleigh Harleigh, Marvin Jones Jr. had a 47-yard catch. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Trey&Clay's Empire with a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for Gnarleigh Harleigh, while Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for Gnarleigh Harleigh.

Points By Position

  Gnarleigh Harleigh   Trey&Clay's Empire

Game Notes

Gnarleigh Harleigh had six of their nine starting players score higher than their projected points.
Trey&Clay's Empire had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Gnarleigh Harleigh won despite having two starters (Adam Thielen and Chris Herndon) score zero points.
Gnarleigh Harleigh had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Trey&Clay's Empire.
Gnarleigh Harleigh put up more points than their season scoring average (116.27) while Trey&Clay's Empire fell short of theirs (108.63).
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Gnarleigh Harleigh ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while Trey&Clay's Empire ranked 12th.
The matchup's 44.77-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory ends a streak of three straight defeats for Gnarleigh Harleigh.
Not only did Gnarleigh Harleigh win, but they also covered the 23.6-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Trey&Clay's Empire
Looking ahead to Week 10, seventh-place Trey&Clay's Empire (5-4) will try to get back on track against 10th-place Wentz so Hard (3-6). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Duke Johnson, Jordan Howard, DeSean Jackson, N'Keal Harry, and Will Fuller V are off for Trey&Clay's Empire and Zach Ertz, Carson Wentz, Alshon Jeffery, Phillip Dorsett II, and Josh Lambo are out for Wentz so Hard.
Gnarleigh Harleigh
Gnarleigh Harleigh (3-6) will go up against Sherlock Mahomes (6-3) in Week 10. Gnarleigh Harleigh won't be able to depend on another 16-point showing out of James White, who's out on bye in Week 10. Sherlock Mahomes will be without Mohamed Sanu, DeAndre Hopkins, Carlos Hyde, the Jacksonville Jaguars defense, and Sony Michel. Over the last three weeks, Gnarleigh Harleigh have scored 101.12 points per game, while Sherlock Mahomes have averaged 142.89 per contest.