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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
SATX Moonmen
7-2 148
95.29
 
VS
proj
Throw up the X
73 3-6
75.3

SATX Moonmen climb into top spot in 148-73 rout

SATX Moonmen jumped into first place in Payton34 FFL with a dominant win over Throw up the X, cruising to a 148-73 victory. SATX Moonmen got out to a 4-point lead on Thursday behind Matt Breida (8 points) and never let it go. Tom Brady (285 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Phillip Lindsay (92 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) did their part for Throw up the X in defeat. SATX Moonmen (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against The Cardiac Comeback, while Throw up the X (3-6) will try to get back in the win column against Boom in the Endzone.

Matchup Timeline

  SATX Moonmen   Throw up the X

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 23 points against his 8.34-point projection. In a 40-34 win over the Buccaneers, he caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Metcalf ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

SATX Moonmen
Points
% of total points 148
1
Russell Wilson
QB
55
29.28
37.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
24
11.74
16.2%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
23
8.34
15.5%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
12
4.91
8.1%
Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 73
1
Tom Brady
QB
18
25.21
24.7%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
15
7.18
20.5%
3
Mohamed Sanu
WR
14
5.48
19.2%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
14
8.36
19.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run for Throw up the X, who trailed 38-19 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was SATX Moonmen who took the lead, 144-41. Russell Wilson found DK Metcalf for a 53-yard touchdown pass for SATX Moonmen. Phillip Lindsay made the highlight reel for Throw up the X with a 30-yard touchdown run and a 40-yard run.

Points By Position

  SATX Moonmen   Throw up the X

Game Notes

SATX Moonmen had five of their nine starters exceed their projected point totals.
Throw up the X had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Throw up the X can partially blame the loss on Allen Robinson II, who didn't score any points.
Russell Wilson, Mike Evans, and DK Metcalf all scored more points than Tom Brady, the leading scorer for Throw up the X.
SATX Moonmen put up more points than their season scoring average (103.67) while Throw up the X fell short of theirs (76.67).
SATX Moonmen scored more points than their projected total, while Throw up the X fell shy of their projection.
The 148 points scored by SATX Moonmen are the 3rd-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 75-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Not only did SATX Moonmen win, but they also easily covered the 19.99-point projected margin of victory.
All six of the losses for Throw up the X have been blowout losses.

Coach Talk

SATX Moonmen
Hey, the key to football is spotting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid display from Russell Wilson, we tripled Throw up the X at the quarterback position this past week (55 points to 18). Wilson went 29-for-43 for 378 yards and five TDs in a 40-34 victory over the Buccaneers.
Throw up the X
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our trio of pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 26 times in Week 9. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group pulled down only 14 catches.