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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Vikings To The S.B.
5-4 124.61
126.85
 
VS
proj
Nematodes
121.46 3-6
125.72

Vikings To The S.B. overcome starter's goose egg, beat Nematodes in 124.61-121.46 battle

Despite a goose egg from Leighton Vander Esch, Vikings To The S.B. were able to persevere and earn the win, narrowly earning a 124.61-121.46 victory over Nematodes. Nematodes made a run at it on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Vikings To The S.B. led 124.61-109.66 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11.8 points from Jason Witten on Monday night for Nematodes. Vikings To The S.B. were led by Kenyan Drake (27.2 points) and Josh Jacobs (24). Vikings To The S.B. (5-4) will look to notch another W against Dalvin's Cookers, while Nematodes (3-6) will take on Bell Cows in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikings To The S.B.   Nematodes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 162 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the 49ers, Drake recorded 27.2 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.58-point projection and was much higher than his 8.5-point season scoring average. Drake will face the Buccaneers next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Vikings To The S.B.
Points
% of total points 124.61
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
27.2
9.58
21.8%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
24
13.85
19.3%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
18.1
16.45
14.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
11.45
12.3
9.2%
Nematodes
Points
% of total points 121.46
1
Melvin Gordon III
RB
25.15
10.73
20.7%
2
Derek Carr
QB
19.56
17.55
16.1%
3
Jason Witten
TE
11.8
6.86
9.7%
4
John Brown
WR
10.6
12.87
8.7%

Points By Position

  Vikings To The S.B.   Nematodes

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Vikings To The S.B. (5-4) have a better record than Nematodes (3-6).
Even the machines think Vikings To The S.B. have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (138.53) than Nematodes (131.34).
Vikings To The S.B. are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Nematodes (1).
Vikings To The S.B. are clutch masters, with more close wins than Nematodes (1 vs 0).
Nematodes have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Vikings To The S.B. (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Vikings To The S.B. have outscored Nematodes at RB and TE this season.
Vikings To The S.B. came out victorious despite having more players on a bye this week (3) than Nematodes (1).
There's not much good to say about Nematodes this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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