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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
JAY's Team
4-5 92.08
93.7
 
VS
proj
Steve Semmler's Team
88.9 4-5
109.32

Back-and-forth battle ends with JAY's Team coming back to top Steve Semmler's Team in 92.08-88.90 battle

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, JAY's Team extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind win over Steve Semmler's Team, staging an impressive comeback to earn a 92.08-88.90 victory. JAY's Team trailed 70.90-69.60 heading into Monday night, but the unit roared back behind Dak Prescott (257 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 12 Rush Yds). The Dallas Cowboys defense (18 points) and Le'Veon Bell (16.1) carried the flag for Steve Semmler's Team in the loss. JAY's Team (4-5) have now won four consecutive games and will look to maintain their winning ways against Dope Relax. Steve Semmler's Team (4-5) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against RockStar2019.

Matchup Timeline

  JAY's Team   Steve Semmler's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.45 points, Williams more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 19.8 points as the Chiefs beat the Vikings 26-23. He ran for 125 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any RB in the league this season. Williams will go up against the Titans in Week 10.
Damien Williams

Top Player Comparison

JAY's Team
Points
% of total points 92.08
1
Dak Prescott
QB
22.48
21.34
24.4%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
21.2
13.88
23%
3
Damien Williams
RB
19.8
5.45
21.5%
4
Justin Tucker
K
7
8.99
7.6%
Steve Semmler's Team
Points
% of total points 88.9
1
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
18
7.27
20.2%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
16.1
15.31
18.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
14.4
19.14
16.2%
4
Chris Carson
RB
12.3
14.1
13.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Damien Williams had a 91-yard touchdown run for JAY's Team, who trailed 37.10-32.50 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Kenny Golladay had a 59-yard touchdown catch for JAY's Team to contribute to a 62.60-56.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for JAY's Team on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  JAY's Team   Steve Semmler's Team

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on JAY's Team scored higher than their point projections.
Steve Semmler's Team had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Steve Semmler's Team can partially blame the loss on Adam Thielen, who didn't score any points.
JAY's Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Steve Semmler's Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 3.18-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
JAY's Team moves to (1-1) in close games this year, while Steve Semmler's Team falls to (0-1).
On the losing side, the Dallas Cowboys defense recorded 18 points, the second-best score for a DEF this week.

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