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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
iNekros's Team
4-5 117.62
92.21
 
VS
proj
Arians's Hats
71.8 2-7
54.45

iNekros's Team hand Arians's Hats third straight loss in 117.62-71.80 rout

iNekros's Team rolled to a 117.62-71.80 victory to hand Arians's Hats their third consecutive loss. iNekros's Team grabbed a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Zane Gonzalez and never looked back. Kirk Cousins (220 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (18 Pts Allowed, 271 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) were the leading scorers for Arians's Hats in the loss. iNekros's Team (4-5) will look to maintain their momentum against Aither's Team, while Arians's Hats (2-7) will face off against PACKERS Brno in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  iNekros's Team   Arians's Hats

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Buccaneers 40-34. In doing so, he put up 21 points to more-than-double his 8.61-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on iNekros's Team this week. Metcalf will go up against the 49ers in Week 10.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

iNekros's Team
Points
% of total points 117.62
1
Russell Wilson
QB
39.22
22.36
33.3%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
21
8.61
17.9%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
14
12.51
11.9%
4
Le'Veon Bell
RB
12.1
13.02
10.3%
Arians's Hats
Points
% of total points 71.8
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.3
19.71
29.7%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
18
7.27
25.1%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
13.4
7.35
18.7%
4
Mike Williams
WR
11.3
7.59
15.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had multiple players with standout plays on Sunday afternoon, but after all the plays were accounted for, iNekros's Team emerged with a 103.62-53.10 lead. Russell Wilson found DK Metcalf for a 53-yard touchdown pass for iNekros's Team. Meanwhile, Mike Williams had a 56-yard catch and a 46-yard catch for Arians's Hats, while Mason Crosby had a 54-yard field goal.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch for iNekros's Team during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  iNekros's Team   Arians's Hats

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. iNekros's Team scored more points in this one (117.62) than their season average (93.31).
Arians's Hats would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Arians's Hats need some help then, averaging just 71.66 versus iNekros's Team's 93.31.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. iNekros's Team (4-5) have a better record than Arians's Hats (2-7).
Even the computers think iNekros's Team have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (89.14) than Arians's Hats (82.95).
Once iNekros's Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Arians's Hats (1 vs 0).
iNekros's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Arians's Hats (0).
iNekros's Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Arians's Hats (5 vs 3).
iNekros's Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Arians's Hats (36 vs 24).
By position, iNekros's Team have outscored Arians's Hats at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
iNekros's Team has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Arians's Hats this season (-18).
There's not much good to say about Arians's Hats this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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