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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Night Hawk
5-4 216.05
198.47
 
VS
proj
Doc's Devils
181.55 4-5
165.23

Despite top scorer Garoppolo, Doc's Devils fall to Night Hawk, 216.05-181.55

Doc's Devils had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Jimmy Garoppolo posting 40.05 points, the third-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Night Hawk, who secured a 216.05-181.55 win. Doc's Devils earned a 40.05-point lead on Thursday behind an impressive performance from Jimmy Garoppolo (317 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs). But Night Hawk held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kirk Cousins, who passed for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns for 29.5 points, and DK Metcalf, who caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown (27 points). Night Hawk (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against HTTR!, while Doc's Devils (4-5) attempt to get back in the win column against PIERMONSTERS.

Matchup Timeline

  Night Hawk   Doc's Devils

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf (6 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27 points in a 40-34 win over the Buccaneers in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.25-point projection and was much higher than his 12.65-point season scoring average. Metcalf ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 216.05
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
29.5
26.27
13.7%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
27
12.25
12.5%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
25.75
28.72
11.9%
4
Kenny Golladay
WR
23.2
16.24
10.7%
Doc's Devils
Points
% of total points 181.55
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
40.05
24.59
22.1%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
26.6
11.84
14.7%
3
David Montgomery
RB
22.6
10.9
12.4%
4
Ronald Jones II
RB
16.2
6.64
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 30-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Doc's Devils, helping to stake Doc's Devils to a 40.05-0.00 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, but after all was said and done, Night Hawk had a 181.65-158.55 lead. DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch for Night Hawk, while Kenny Golladay had a 59-yard touchdown catch. Marvin Jones Jr. made the highlight reel for Doc's Devils with a 47-yard catch.
Monday
Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal for Night Hawk on Monday night en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Night Hawk   Doc's Devils

What If

Night Hawk would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Doc's Devils would have lost to five other teams besides Night Hawk this week.
Night Hawk would be 7-2 if they played Doc's Devils every week.
Last week, Night Hawk would have gotten the victory over Doc's Devils 192.2-180.5.
Night Hawk would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Doc's Devils.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Night Hawk, Doc's Devils would be 3-5.
If Night Hawk had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-38.
If they played every team every week, Doc's Devils would be 30-51.

Next Week Preview

Doc's Devils
On the docket next week, Doc's Devils (4-5, sixth-place) will look to right the ship against PIERMONSTERS (6-3, third-place). Through nine weeks of action, Doc's Devils are ranked last in points scored, while PIERMONSTERS have posted the third-highest point total in Motor City Football league. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted eerily similar results recently. Doc's Devils has scored 181.03 points per game over the last three weeks, while PIERMONSTERS has averaged 183.65 per matchup over that same stretch.
Night Hawk
Night Hawk (5-4) are set to square off against HTTR! (3-6) in Week 10. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, Carlos Hyde, Brandon McManus, and the Denver Broncos defense are off for HTTR! and Deshaun Watson, James White, Leonard Fournette, and Royce Freeman will get the week off for Night Hawk. Over the past three weeks, Night Hawk have put up 191.27 points per game, while HTTR! have averaged 178.55 per contest.