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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Mammoths
5-4 187.31
141.27
 
VS
proj
The Philly Specials
54.61 3-6
83.51

Mammoths defy predictions, knock off The Philly Specials in 187.31-54.61 rout

Mammoths rose to the occasion, rolling to a 187.31-54.61 victory over The Philly Specials, who fell short of projections. Mammoths took a 2.00-point lead on Thursday behind Robbie Gould (4 points) and never looked back. Carson Wentz (239 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 15 Rush Yds) and Devin White (12 Tackles) carried the flag for The Philly Specials in the loss. Mammoths (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against BallGrabbers, while The Philly Specials (3-6) face off against My Name Is Prince in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Mammoths   The Philly Specials

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 35 points against his 13.43-point projection. In a 40-34 loss to the Seahawks, he caught 12 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. Evans ranks #17 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Mammoths
Points
% of total points 187.31
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
38.05
15.53
20.3%
2
Mike Evans
WR
35
13.43
18.7%
3
Harold Landry III
LB
15.25
6.78
8.1%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
14.55
10.32
7.8%
The Philly Specials
Points
% of total points 54.61
1
Carson Wentz
QB
13.66
17.79
25%
2
Devin White
LB
10
7.45
18.3%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
8.5
9.81
15.6%
4
Allen Lazard
WR
6.15
4.76
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 25-yard touchdown pass for The Philly Specials, who trailed 86.21-32.71 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 56-yard catch and a 46-yard catch for Mammoths to contribute to a 187.31-52.01 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Mammoths   The Philly Specials

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Mammoths scored more in this matchup (187.31) than their season average (142.16).
We heard scoring helps you win. The Philly Specials need some help then, averaging just 115.94 versus Mammoths's 142.16.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Mammoths (5-4) have a better record than The Philly Specials (3-6).
Even the computers think Mammoths have better players. They have a higher projected points average (134.05) than The Philly Specials (115.32).
Mammoths are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Philly Specials (1 vs 0).
Mammoths should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than The Philly Specials (6 vs 5).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Philly Specials - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Mammoths (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Mammoths have outscored The Philly Specials at RB, WR, DEF, and IDP this season.
Mammoths has a higher average scoring margin (14) than The Philly Specials this season (-11).
The starters for Mammoths had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Philly Specials (1).
Don't worry The Philly Specials, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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