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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
THE SHIT Squad
1-8 176.93
201.35
 
VS
proj
Steel Curtain
156.47 4-5
181.43

THE SHIT Squad manage to knock off Steel Curtain 176.93-156.47

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of their projected point totals, but THE SHIT Squad did enough to beat Steel Curtain. Predicted to win 201.35-181.43, THE SHIT Squad secured a 176.93-156.47 victory over Steel Curtain. THE SHIT Squad never trailed in this one after taking a 2.00-point lead on Thursday behind Zane Gonzalez (5 points) and Nick Bosa (1.5). Marvin Jones Jr. (20.6 points) and Antoine Bethea (18.5) carried the flag for Steel Curtain in the loss. THE SHIT Squad (1-8) will look to sustain their momentum against No Punt Intended, while Steel Curtain (4-5) will attempt to right the ship against New Guy In Town.

Matchup Timeline

  THE SHIT Squad   Steel Curtain

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Griffen (6 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 13.75 points in a 26-23 lost to the Chiefs in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 6.48-point projection and was much higher than his 7.56-point season scoring average. Griffen ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Everson Griffen

Top Player Comparison

THE SHIT Squad
Points
% of total points 176.93
1
Derek Carr
QB
21.78
19.18
12.3%
2
Shaq Thompson
LB
21.25
12.92
12%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
20.2
12.59
11.4%
4
Bobby Wagner
LB
16.75
12.21
9.5%
Steel Curtain
Points
% of total points 156.47
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
20.6
8.51
13.2%
2
Antoine Bethea
S
18.5
10.01
11.8%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
14.47
23.74
9.2%
4
Mike Hilton
CB
14.25
8.65
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the dust settled, THE SHIT Squad emerged with a 176.93-103.07 lead. For THE SHIT Squad, Kenny Golladay had a 59-yard touchdown catch. Marvin Jones Jr. made the highlight reel for Steel Curtain with a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Mark Ingram II had a 53-yard run for Steel Curtain, who trailed 176.93-116.47 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  THE SHIT Squad   Steel Curtain

What If

THE SHIT Squad would have beaten nine other teams besides Steel Curtain this week.
Steel Curtain would have lost to 11 other teams besides THE SHIT Squad this week.
If THE SHIT Squad played Steel Curtain every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Had they played each other last week, Steel Curtain would have gotten the victory over THE SHIT Squad 162.75-162.1.
THE SHIT Squad would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Steel Curtain.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as THE SHIT Squad, Steel Curtain would be 1-7.
If THE SHIT Squad had played every team in the league each week, they would be 70-65.
If they played every team every week, Steel Curtain would be 54-81.

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