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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Playbook of Eli
5-4 131.44
113.13
 
VS
proj
Zombie Unicorns
69.94 1-8
72.38

The Playbook of Eli hand Zombie Unicorns fourth consecutive loss in 131.44-69.94 rout

The Playbook of Eli rolled to a 131.44-69.94 victory to hand Zombie Unicorns their fourth consecutive loss. The Playbook of Eli nabbed a 23.04-point lead on Thursday behind Kyler Murray and never let go of it. Matthew Stafford (25.84 points) and Brett Maher (15) were the top performers for Zombie Unicorns in the loss. The Playbook of Eli (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against Pjoke, while Zombie Unicorns (1-8) meet Mile High Manning in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  The Playbook of Eli   Zombie Unicorns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McCaffrey overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 34.6 points against his 20.28-point projection. In a 30-20 win over the Titans, he racked up 166 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns. McCaffrey ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Packers next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

The Playbook of Eli
Points
% of total points 131.44
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
34.6
20.28
26.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.04
15.52
17.5%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.6
19.57
13.4%
4
James White
RB
14.4
7.72
11%
Zombie Unicorns
Points
% of total points 69.94
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
25.84
20.93
36.9%
2
Brett Maher
K
15
9.29
21.4%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
13.4
7.35
19.2%
4
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
6
8.78
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kyler Murray had an 88-yard touchdown pass for The Playbook of Eli to contribute to a 23.04-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 58-yard touchdown run for The Playbook of Eli, while Josh Allen had a 49-yard pass, helping The Playbook of Eli to a 96.64-24.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Zombie Unicorns, who trailed 98.04-54.94 after the late action.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams on Monday night. For The Playbook of Eli, Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Brett Maher made the highlight reel for Zombie Unicorns with a 52-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  The Playbook of Eli   Zombie Unicorns

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Playbook of Eli scored more in this one (131.44) than their season average (122.17).
Zombie Unicorns would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Zombie Unicorns need some help then, averaging just 83.05 versus The Playbook of Eli's 122.17.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. The Playbook of Eli (5-4) have a better record than Zombie Unicorns (1-8).
Even the machines think The Playbook of Eli have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (124.18) than Zombie Unicorns (89.61).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Zombie Unicorns has left more points on the bench this season (537.02) than The Playbook of Eli (297.52).
The Playbook of Eli don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Zombie Unicorns (2 vs 0).
The Playbook of Eli should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Zombie Unicorns (5 vs 2).
By position, The Playbook of Eli have outscored Zombie Unicorns at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
The Playbook of Eli was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (4) than Zombie Unicorns (1).
Don't worry Zombie Unicorns, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

The Playbook of Eli
We do admire the confidence this past week, The Playbook of Eli. It's a bold move to deploy a player with zero points (the Los Angeles Rams defense), while still getting a win. Try that type of flashy, show-off stuff next week against Pjoke and see what happens!
Zombie Unicorns
Unless Zombie Unicorns wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing many chances" isn't really an excuse this time around. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 17 times in Week 9. With just nine total receptions, that group may need to work on chemistry with their QBs.