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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
For_Champion
6-3 144.64
86.39
 
VS
proj
staf.gu's Team
75 3-6
76.89

For_Champion hand staf.gu's Team third straight loss in 144.64-75.00 rout

For_Champion cruised to a 144.64-75.00 victory to hand staf.gu's Team their third consecutive loss. For_Champion pulled out to a 10.30-point lead on Thursday behind Kenyan Drake (24.2 points) and never gave it up. Devin Singletary (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) and George Kittle (6 Rec, 79 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for staf.gu's Team in the loss. For_Champion (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against vampeta, while staf.gu's Team (3-6) will face lawrence's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  For_Champion   staf.gu's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the 49ers in Week 9, Drake racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 24.2 points to more-than-triple his 7.38-point projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Drake will face the Buccaneers in Week 10.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

For_Champion
Points
% of total points 144.64
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
25.84
20.93
17.9%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
24.2
7.38
16.7%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
24
12.25
16.6%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
21
8.61
14.5%
staf.gu's Team
Points
% of total points 75
1
Devin Singletary
RB
20
6.89
26.7%
2
George Kittle
TE
13.9
9.93
18.5%
3
Sam Darnold
QB
13.5
16.87
18%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
7.3
5.5
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 30-yard touchdown catch for staf.gu's Team for the team, who trailed 24.20-13.90 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was For_Champion who took the lead, 73.80-68.10. For For_Champion, Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch. Devin Singletary made the highlight reel for staf.gu's Team with a 49-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for For_Champion, while DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 144.64-68.10 lead for For_Champion.

Points By Position

  For_Champion   staf.gu's Team

StatSmack

For_Champion must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (144.64) than their season average (96.62).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're staf.gu's Team. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. For_Champion are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.62 versus staf.gu's Team's 85.84.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. For_Champion (6-3) have a better record than staf.gu's Team (3-6).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. staf.gu's Team has left more points on the bench this season (195.74) than For_Champion (164.16).
For_Champion don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than staf.gu's Team (3 vs 0).
For_Champion should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than staf.gu's Team (5 vs 3).
By position, For_Champion have outscored staf.gu's Team at QB, WR, and K this season.
For_Champion has a higher average scoring margin (6) than staf.gu's Team this season (-18).
The starters for For_Champion had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for staf.gu's Team (2).
There's not much good to say about staf.gu's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

staf.gu's Team
In Week 10, 12th-place staf.gu's Team (3-6) will square off against third-place lawrence's Team (6-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as James White, Miles Sanders, Julian Edelman, and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense are off for staf.gu's Team and Adrian Peterson and Josh Lambo are out for lawrence's Team.
For_Champion
Something's got to give next week, as For_Champion (6-3) enter Week 10 riding a two-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (vampeta, 5-4), have taken each of their last four in a row. Nine weeks into the 2019 campaign, For_Champion have tallied the second-most points in the league while vampeta (and their 93.38 points per game) are ranked fourth. When it comes to scoring production, these two teams have been nearly identical recently. For_Champion have scored 104.09 points per game over the last three weeks, while vampeta have averaged 105.04 per outing over that same period.