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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Fatback and Greens
7-2 115.5
116.08
 
VS
proj
What?!
101 6-3
89.91

Fatback and Greens come back to top What?! for third straight win, 115.50-101.00

Fatback and Greens extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over What?!, rallying for a 115.50-101.00 victory. Trailing 101.00-91.00 heading into Monday night, Fatback and Greens charged back behind Amari Cooper, who caught 4 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown for 15 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 95 yards from scrimmage (9.5 points). Kenny Golladay (4 Rec, 132 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Zach Ertz (9 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for What?! in the loss. This marks the first time this season Fatback and Greens have knocked off What?!, after falling 142-115.5 in their last matchup. Fatback and Greens improve to 7-2 on the season, while What?! fall to 6-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Fatback and Greens   What?!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf scored 22 points against the Buccaneers in Week 9 to more-than-double his 9.42-point projection. He caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fatback and Greens this week. Next week, Metcalf will go up against the 49ers.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Fatback and Greens
Points
% of total points 115.5
1
DK Metcalf
WR
22
9.42
19%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
20.5
21.75
17.7%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
18
10.59
15.6%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
15
13.54
13%
What?!
Points
% of total points 101
1
Kenny Golladay
WR
21
12.55
20.8%
2
Zach Ertz
TE
20
8.03
19.8%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
17.75
11.8
17.6%
4
Baker Mayfield
QB
17.25
13.45
17.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Fatback and Greens had a 60.00-33.00 lead. For Fatback and Greens, Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run. Zach Ertz made the highlight reel for What?! with a 25-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Fatback and Greens who grabbed the lead, 82.00-76.25. For Fatback and Greens, DK Metcalf had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Kenny Golladay had a 59-yard touchdown catch for What?!, while Baker Mayfield had a 41-yard pass.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch for Fatback and Greens, while Saquon Barkley had a 65-yard catch on Monday night, helping lead Fatback and Greens to the win.

Points By Position

  Fatback and Greens   What?!

Game Notes

Fatback and Greens got the W despite the fact that only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
What?! had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
What?! could have used points from Julio Jones and Alvin Kamara, as both put up goose eggs.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Fatback and Greens got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while What?! outscored their projection.
The matchup's 14.5-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
The loss ends a streak of two straight wins for What?!.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Fatback and Greens. They got the win, but failed to cover the 26.17-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Fatback and Greens moves to (2-0), while What?! falls to (0-1).
For What?!, Kenny Golladay recorded 21 points, the fifth-highest score for a wide receiver this week.

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