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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Cant Touch This
7-2 90.34
102.85
 
VS
proj
Danny's Dandy Team
60.56 4-5
65.32

Cant Touch This beat Danny's Dandy Team for third straight win, 90.34-60.56

Cant Touch This extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Danny's Dandy Team, emerging victorious with a 90.34-60.56 victory. Danny's Dandy Team took an 8.60-point lead on Thursday, but Cant Touch This held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Marvin Jones Jr., who caught 8 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for 22.6 points, and Amari Cooper, who caught 4 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown (16 points). Carson Wentz (15.06 points) and Carlos Hyde (14) did everything they could for Danny's Dandy Team in the loss. Cant Touch This (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against Debo, while Danny's Dandy Team (4-5) try to right the ship against What The Shit.

Matchup Timeline

  Cant Touch This   Danny's Dandy Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown against the Raiders, Jones Jr. put up 22.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.69-point projection and was much higher than his 12.32-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Cant Touch This
Points
% of total points 90.34
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
22.6
9.69
25%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
16
15.28
17.7%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
12.94
22.38
14.3%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
11.3
11.63
12.5%
Danny's Dandy Team
Points
% of total points 60.56
1
Carson Wentz
QB
15.06
17.61
24.9%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
14
10.04
23.1%
3
Sammy Watkins
WR
9.8
5.24
16.2%
4
Dante Pettis
WR
8.6
3.21
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Dante Pettis had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Danny's Dandy Team, helping to stake Danny's Dandy Team to an 8.60-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Danny's Dandy Team, while Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run, contributing to a 47.46-13.00 lead for Danny's Dandy Team.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Cant Touch This emerged with a 67.84-60.56 lead. For Cant Touch This, Marvin Jones Jr. had a 47-yard catch. Mason Crosby made the highlight reel for Danny's Dandy Team with a 54-yard field goal.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Cant Touch This on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Cant Touch This   Danny's Dandy Team

Game Notes

Just two of the 10 starting players on Cant Touch This scored higher than their point projections.
Danny's Dandy Team had only three of their 10 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Danny's Dandy Team even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Cant Touch This. They won, but did not cover the 37.53-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Carson Wentz scored 15.06 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Danny's Dandy Team
On the docket for Week 10, Danny's Dandy Team (4-5, 10th-place) are due to take on What The Shit (3-6, 11th-place). Danny's Dandy Team might need to shuffle the deck some with Carson Wentz and Carlos Hyde out on bye in Week 10. What The Shit won't have Royce Freeman.
Cant Touch This
In a showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings, Cant Touch This (7-2) take on Debo (6-3) in Week 10. Each side has four players with byes next week, as Duke Johnson, Jordan Howard, Sony Michel, and Phillip Dorsett II are off for Cant Touch This, while Debo will be missing Noah Fant, James White, Julian Edelman, and Darren Sproles. Over the last two weeks, Cant Touch This have scored 100.97 points per game, while Debo have averaged 127.86 per contest.