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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Willie's Team
6-3 133
148.09
 
VS
proj
Prospects
115.75 5-4
142.64

Willie's Team find way to knock off Prospects 133.00-115.75 despite coming up short of predictions

Both teams were unable to meet expectations, but Willie's Team did enough to take down Prospects. Predicted to win 148.09-142.64, Willie's Team secured a 133.00-115.75 victory over Prospects. Prospects earned a 9.80-point lead on Thursday, but Willie's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Chicago Bears defense (22 Pts Allowed, 373 Yds Allowed) and Kenny Golladay (4 Rec, 132 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Derek Carr (26.45 points) and the New England Patriots defense (17) carried the flag for Prospects in the loss. Willie's Team (6-3) will look to add to their success against COA FreightTRAINER, while Prospects (5-4) will try to right the ship against H-Town Finest.

Matchup Timeline

  Willie's Team   Prospects

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 16.2 points against his 8.09-point projection. During a 24-19 win over the Browns, he ran for 92 yards and a touchdown. Lindsay ranks #47 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

Willie's Team
Points
% of total points 133
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
26
20.35
19.5%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
22.2
11.86
16.7%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
16.7
26.37
12.6%
4
Phillip Lindsay
RB
16.2
8.09
12.2%
Prospects
Points
% of total points 115.75
1
Derek Carr
QB
26.45
25.21
22.9%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
17
24.98
14.7%
3
James White
RB
14.4
7.81
12.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
11.1
7.7
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, Willie's Team owned a 121.00-73.45 lead. Phillip Lindsay had a 30-yard touchdown run and a 40-yard run for Willie's Team, while Philip Rivers had a 56-yard pass and a 46-yard pass. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Prospects with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Willie's Team   Prospects

What If

Willie's Team would have beaten four other teams besides Prospects this week.
Prospects would have lost to seven other teams besides Willie's Team this week.
If Willie's Team played Prospects every week this season, they'd be 2-7.
Had they played each other last week, Prospects would have beaten Willie's Team 174.25-157.05.
Willie's Team would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Prospects.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Willie's Team, Prospects would be 6-2.
If Willie's Team had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-52.
If they played every team every week, Prospects would be 71-28.

Next Week Preview

Prospects
Up ahead next week, Prospects (5-4, fourth-place) will look to get back in the win column against H-Town Finest (3-6, 11th-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as the Denver Broncos defense, the New England Patriots defense, James White, and Julian Edelman are off for Prospects while Brandon McManus, Stephon Gilmore, Stephen Gostkowski, and Derrius Guice are out for H-Town Finest.
Willie's Team
Willie's Team (6-3) will go up against COA FreightTRAINER (4-5) in Week 10. Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Phillip Lindsay, Mohamed Sanu, Kenny Stills, and DJ Chark Jr. are off for Willie's Team, while COA FreightTRAINER will be without Carson Wentz, Carlos Hyde, and Terry McLaurin. Over the last three weeks, Willie's Team have scored 142.2 points per game, while COA FreightTRAINER have averaged 159.9 per contest.