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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
ben's Super Team
4-5 95.96
110.62
 
VS
proj
Shannons Cannons
70.34 5-4
83.95

ben's Super Team come up short of predictions, find way to beat Shannons Cannons, 95.96-70.34

Both teams underperformed expectations, but ben's Super Team did enough to knock off Shannons Cannons. Predicted to win 110.62-83.95, ben's Super Team secured a 95.96-70.34 victory over Shannons Cannons. ben's Super Team never trailed in this one after earning a 13.90-point lead on Thursday behind George Kittle. Ryan Tannehill (331 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 38 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (26 Pts Allowed, 410 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) led the charge for Shannons Cannons in the loss. ben's Super Team (4-5) will look to rack up another win against Dirt Devils, while Shannons Cannons (5-4) will try to right the ship against The Panhandlers.

Matchup Timeline

  ben's Super Team   Shannons Cannons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Eagles in Week 9, Montgomery racked up 76 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 19.6 points to more-than-double his 9.12-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on ben's Super Team this week. Montgomery will go up against the Lions in Week 10.
David Montgomery

Top Player Comparison

ben's Super Team
Points
% of total points 95.96
1
David Montgomery
RB
19.6
9.12
20.4%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
14
19.53
14.6%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
14
9.57
14.6%
4
George Kittle
TE
13.9
9.93
14.5%
Shannons Cannons
Points
% of total points 70.34
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
27.04
18.98
38.4%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
11
16.36
15.6%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
9.5
17.58
13.5%
4
Nick Folk
K
8
8.17
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 30-yard touchdown catch for ben's Super Team, helping the team to a 13.90-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, ben's Super Team became the proud owner of an 89.06-44.64 lead. Carlos Hyde had a 48-yard run for ben's Super Team, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 52-yard field goal. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Shannons Cannons with a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 65-yard catch for Shannons Cannons.

Points By Position

  ben's Super Team   Shannons Cannons

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on ben's Super Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Shannons Cannons had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Shannons Cannons can partially blame the loss on Dede Westbrook, who didn't score any points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
This win snaps a two-game losing skid for ben's Super Team.
ben's Super Team managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 26.67-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Ryan Tannehill scored 27.04 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

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