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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
John Jay Hit Squad
4-5 84.54
96.81
 
VS
proj
david's Team
35.8 3-6
55.48

John Jay Hit Squad hand david's Team fourth consecutive loss, 84.54-35.80

John Jay Hit Squad emerged victorious with an 84.54-35.80 victory to hand david's Team their fourth consecutive loss. david's Team nabbed a 1.00-point lead on Thursday, but John Jay Hit Squad held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matthew Stafford (34.84 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (16.9). Vance McDonald (9 points) and Marlon Mack (8.9) were the leading performers for david's Team in the loss. John Jay Hit Squad (4-5) will look to build on their success against CowSheep, while david's Team (3-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against Glenn's Great Team.

Matchup Timeline

  John Jay Hit Squad   david's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 406 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Raiders, Stafford registered 34.84 points this week. He scored 66.5% more than his 20.93-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Stafford ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Matthew Stafford

Top Player Comparison

John Jay Hit Squad
Points
% of total points 84.54
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
34.84
20.93
41.2%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.9
16.95
20%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
9.3
8.98
11%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
6.9
10.62
8.2%
david's Team
Points
% of total points 35.8
1
Vance McDonald
TE
9
4.19
25.1%
2
Marlon Mack
RB
8.9
10.8
24.9%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
8.2
9.25
22.9%
4
Davante Adams
WR
4.1
11.47
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 59-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for John Jay Hit Squad to contribute to a 60.74-35.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  John Jay Hit Squad   david's Team

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. John Jay Hit Squad scored fewer points in this one (84.54) than their season average of 93.14.
david's Team are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. John Jay Hit Squad are doing a better job of that, averaging 93.14 versus david's Team's 81.59.
Even the computers think John Jay Hit Squad have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (97.88) than david's Team (80.15).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. david's Team has left more points on the bench this season (475.24) than John Jay Hit Squad (315.74).
david's Team are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than John Jay Hit Squad (4 vs 1).
By position, John Jay Hit Squad have outscored david's Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
John Jay Hit Squad has a higher average scoring margin (3) than david's Team this season (-14).
The starters for John Jay Hit Squad had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for david's Team (0).
Don't worry david's Team, 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

John Jay Hit Squad
Hey, finding mismatches is the key to football, right? With stout performances by Ezekiel Elliott and Austin Ekeler, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We nearly tripled david's Team at the running back position (26.2 points to 8.9). Elliott had 139 total yards while Ekeler chipped in with 93 yards.
david's Team
With literally no passes thrown their direction this past week the starting RBs for david's Team obviously need to smooth things over with their QBs... and remind them to check down more frequently.