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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Blueprint
3-6 159.08
126.86
 
VS
proj
Untouchables
89.78 4-5
136.35

The Blueprint defeat Untouchables in 159.08-89.78 rout

The Blueprint brought their A game and beat expectations, rolling to a 159.08-89.78 victory over Untouchables, who fell short of projections. The Blueprint grabbed an early 2.40-point lead on Thursday. Untouchables came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Le'Veon Bell (12.1 points) and the Philadelphia Eagles defense (12). Unphased, The Blueprint rallied later that afternoon, as Melvin Gordon III (22.9 points) and Marvin Jones Jr. (20.6) put them back on top for good. The Blueprint (3-6) will look to add to their success against Westerosi Brangals, while Untouchables (4-5) attempt to get some positive momentum against $tallions FC.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blueprint   Untouchables

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Raiders in Week 9, Jones Jr. caught 8 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 20.6 points to more-than-double his 7.47-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Blueprint this week. In Week 10, Jones Jr. and the Lions will play the Bears.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

The Blueprint
Points
% of total points 159.08
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.5
9.8
15.4%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
22.9
9.09
14.4%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
21.48
20.65
13.5%
4
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.3
18.98
13.4%
Untouchables
Points
% of total points 89.78
1
Brandon Allen
QB
17.02
10.83
19%
2
Le'Veon Bell
RB
12.1
13.02
13.5%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
12
14.78
13.4%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
11.6
19.08
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for The Blueprint, who trailed 63.76-53.90 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which The Blueprint had a 97.40-84.78 lead. For The Blueprint, Marvin Jones Jr. had a 47-yard catch. Brandon Allen made the highlight reel for Untouchables with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for The Blueprint, while Brett Maher had a 52-yard field goal on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for The Blueprint.

Points By Position

  The Blueprint   Untouchables

Game Notes

Seven of the 11 starters on The Blueprint scored higher than their projected point totals.
Untouchables had only one of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The Blueprint had five players score more points than the leading scorer for Untouchables.
The Blueprint put up more points than their season scoring average (132.85) while Untouchables fell short of theirs (132.76).
The Blueprint scored more points than their projected total, while Untouchables failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 69.3-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The loss snaps a streak of two consecutive wins for Untouchables.
The Blueprint moves to (2-2) in blowout games this year, while Untouchables falls to (3-3).

Next Week Preview

Untouchables
Looking ahead to Week 10, seventh-place Untouchables (4-5) will try to bounce back against fourth-place $tallions FC (6-3). Each side has players with byes next week, as Brandon Allen, the Philadelphia Eagles defense, DeAndre Hopkins, and Drew Lock are off for Untouchables and Deshaun Watson, James White, and Nick Foles are out for $tallions FC.
The Blueprint
A couple of squads sporting matching 3-6 records, The Blueprint and Westerosi Brangals will do battle next week in a mid-season matchup. The Blueprint might need to rearrange their lineup a bit with DeSean Jackson out on bye next week. Westerosi Brangals will be without the New England Patriots defense and Royce Freeman. Over the last three weeks, The Blueprint have scored 146.62 points per game, while Westerosi Brangals have averaged just 101.34 per contest.