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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Big Smoke's Team
4-5 104.24
104.62
 
VS
proj
Wolf of Wall Street
103.46 5-4
151.46

Offensively challenged Big Smoke's Team come back to defeat Wolf of Wall Street in 104.24-103.46 battle

Big Smoke's Team came back to earn a 104.24-103.46 victory over Wolf of Wall Street despite ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week. Big Smoke's Team trailed 103.46-88.74 heading into Monday night, but the unit came back behind Saquon Barkley (15.5 points). DeAndre Hopkins (8 Rec, 48 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Carson Wentz (239 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 15 Rush Yds) led the charge for Wolf of Wall Street in defeat. Big Smoke's Team (4-5) will look to notch another W against Thunder, while Wolf of Wall Street (5-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against Beetle's Minions.

Matchup Timeline

  Big Smoke's Team   Wolf of Wall Street

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (241 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 34 Rush Yds) scored 31.04 points in a 28-25 lost to the 49ers in Week 9. His scoring output was 75.7% more than his 17.67-point projection and was higher than his 22.5-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Big Smoke's Team
Points
% of total points 104.24
1
Kyler Murray
QB
31.04
17.67
29.8%
2
George Kittle
TE
19.9
15.64
19.1%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
15.5
23.47
14.9%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
13.3
14.28
12.8%
Wolf of Wall Street
Points
% of total points 103.46
1
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
19.4
21.46
18.8%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
17.06
22.92
16.5%
3
Vance McDonald
TE
14
6.65
13.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
13.9
19.41
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kyler Murray had an 88-yard touchdown pass for Big Smoke's Team, while George Kittle had a 30-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 50.94-0.00 lead for Big Smoke's Team.
Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Wolf of Wall Street, who trailed 75.44-64.06 after the early games.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 65-yard catch for Big Smoke's Team during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Big Smoke's Team   Wolf of Wall Street

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Big Smoke's Team scored fewer points in this one (104.24) than their season average of 139.98.
Big Smoke's Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Wolf of Wall Street (0).
Big Smoke's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Wolf of Wall Street (2 vs 0).
By position, Big Smoke's Team have outscored Wolf of Wall Street at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
The starters for Big Smoke's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Wolf of Wall Street (1).
Big Smoke's Team was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (2) than Wolf of Wall Street (0).
Don't worry Wolf of Wall Street, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Wolf of Wall Street
On the docket next week, Wolf of Wall Street (5-4, fourth-place) will look to right the ship against Beetle's Minions (4-5, seventh-place). Each side has players on bye next week, as Mohamed Sanu, DeAndre Hopkins, Carson Wentz, and Royce Freeman are off for Wolf of Wall Street while Tom Brady, Leonard Fournette, and Chris Conley are out for Beetle's Minions.
Big Smoke's Team
Big Smoke's Team (4-5) take on Thunder (1-8) in Week 10. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Carlos Hyde, Kenny Stills, Sony Michel, and Phillip Dorsett II are off for Thunder and Miles Sanders and Alshon Jeffery will get the week off for Big Smoke's Team. Over the last two weeks, Big Smoke's Team have scored 112.37 points per game, while Thunder have averaged 127 per contest.