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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Carl's Team
6-2-1 113
105.95
 
VS
proj
LarryDavidShrimp
107 3-6
118.85

Carl's Team overcome starter's goose egg, beat LarryDavidShrimp, 113-107

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up goose eggs, but Carl's Team were able to persevere and earn the win, coming out on top with a 113-107 victory over LarryDavidShrimp. Carl's Team earned an early 16-point lead on Thursday. LarryDavidShrimp came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Ryan Tannehill (29 points) and Carson Wentz (18). Not to be deterred, Carl's Team rallied later that afternoon, as Jameis Winston (26 points) and Chris Carson (10) put them back on top for good. This marks the second time this season Carl's Team have knocked off LarryDavidShrimp, after winning 119-117 in their last matchup. Carl's Team (6-2-1) will look to build on their success against bunkstraps, while LarryDavidShrimp (3-6) will meet WilburForce in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Carl's Team   LarryDavidShrimp

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Henry scored 21 points in a 30-20 loss to the Panthers to more-than-double his 9.62-point projection. He racked up 99 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Carl's Team this week. Next week, Henry will square off against the Chiefs.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 113
1
Kyler Murray
QB
29
17.84
25.7%
2
Jameis Winston
QB
26
24.83
23%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
21
9.62
18.6%
4
Chris Carson
RB
10
11.46
8.8%
LarryDavidShrimp
Points
% of total points 107
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
29
19.69
27.1%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
18
22.86
16.8%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
14
11.5
13.1%
4
George Kittle
TE
13
9.07
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Thursday, after which Carl's Team emerged with a 29-13 lead. For Carl's Team, Kyler Murray had an 88-yard touchdown pass. George Kittle made the highlight reel for LarryDavidShrimp with a 30-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was LarryDavidShrimp who owned the lead, 71-61. For Carl's Team, Derrick Henry had a 23-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill had a 23-yard touchdown pass for LarryDavidShrimp, while Carson Wentz had a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch for LarryDavidShrimp.

Points By Position

  Carl's Team   LarryDavidShrimp

Game Notes

Carl's Team won even though only three of their nine starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
LarryDavidShrimp had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Carl's Team scored more points than their projected total, while LarryDavidShrimp fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 6-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
The defeat snaps a two-game unbeaten streak for LarryDavidShrimp.
Carl's Team moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while LarryDavidShrimp falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Ryan Tannehill recorded 29 points, the fourth-highest score in the league this week.

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