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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
4th and Drunk
4-5 136.64
93.65
 
VS
proj
RedZone
129.52 3-6
114.89

4th and Drunk top projections, defeat RedZone, 136.64-129.52

Both teams stepped up, but 4th and Drunk took down RedZone, earning a 136.64-129.52 victory. 4th and Drunk jumped out to a 35.60-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 41.4 points from Kenyan Drake (110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 52 Rec Yds) and Emmanuel Sanders (7 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Lamar Jackson (28.62 points) and Derrick Henry (21.9) did everything they could for RedZone in the loss. 4th and Drunk (4-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against Bad JuJu, while RedZone (3-6) will try to get back in the win column against BOOM Shakalaka.

Matchup Timeline

  4th and Drunk   RedZone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Drake racked up 162 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown as the Cardinals lost to the 49ers 28-25. 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 go up against the Buccaneers in Week 10.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

4th and Drunk
Points
% of total points 136.64
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
25.84
20.93
18.9%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
24.2
7.38
17.7%
3
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
17.2
8.64
12.6%
4
Carlos Hyde
RB
14
9.57
10.2%
RedZone
Points
% of total points 129.52
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
28.62
21.36
22.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
21.9
11.11
16.9%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
21
8.61
16.2%
4
Brett Maher
K
16
9.29
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, 4th and Drunk boasted a 94.10-47.90 lead. For 4th and Drunk, Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run. Derrick Henry made the highlight reel for RedZone with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, 4th and Drunk owned a 133.64-76.90 lead. For 4th and Drunk, Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass. DK Metcalf made the highlight reel for RedZone with a 53-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal for RedZone.

Points By Position

  4th and Drunk   RedZone

StatSmack

4th and Drunk must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (136.64) than their season average (105.22).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. RedZone has left more points on the bench this season (383) than 4th and Drunk (278.38).
RedZone are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than 4th and Drunk (3 vs 2).
4th and Drunk see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than RedZone (1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of RedZone - they’ve made more transactions (4) than 4th and Drunk (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, 4th and Drunk have outscored RedZone at WR, TE, and IDP this season.
The starters for 4th and Drunk had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for RedZone (3).
There's not much good to say about RedZone this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

RedZone
Two teams with matching 3-6 records, 10th-place RedZone are set to square off against 11th-place BOOM Shakalaka in Week 10. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Adrian Peterson, Gardner Minshew II, Miles Sanders, and Cole Holcomb are off for BOOM Shakalaka and Tom Brady and Sony Michel will be out for RedZone.
4th and Drunk
4th and Drunk (4-5) battle Bad JuJu (5-4) in a Week 10 matchup that features teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Carlos Hyde, Jonathan Allen, Jamie Collins Sr., and DeSean Jackson are off for 4th and Drunk and Josh Allen and Malcolm Jenkins are out for Bad JuJu. Over the last three weeks, 4th and Drunk have put up 114.28 points per game, while Bad JuJu have averaged 96.24 per contest.