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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
A-Team
6-3 128.76
103.62
 
VS
proj
Flying Unicorns
88.19 8-1
105.36

A-Team defeat Flying Unicorns in 128.76-88.19 rout

A-Team outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 128.76-88.19 victory over Flying Unicorns, who fell short of projections. Flying Unicorns nabbed a 39.63-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Josh Allen, who passed for 160 yards , ran for 12 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for 16.53 points, and the Carolina Panthers defense, who allowed 20 points, surrendered 431 yards, and forced 3 turnovers (16.26 points). But it was all A-Team after that. They were led by Russell Wilson, who passed for 378 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 21 yards for 37.7 points, and Josh Jacobs, who ran for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns (24 points). A-Team (6-3) will look to build on their success against Plague of Frogs, while Flying Unicorns (8-1) face Warren Peace in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  A-Team   Flying Unicorns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Metcalf caught 6 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Buccaneers 40-34. In doing so, he put up 22 points to more-than-double his 8.61-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on A-Team this week. Next week, Metcalf will battle the 49ers.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

A-Team
Points
% of total points 128.76
1
Russell Wilson
QB
37.7
20.52
29.3%
2
Josh Jacobs
RB
24
12.25
18.6%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
22
8.61
17.1%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
14.06
13.99
10.9%
Flying Unicorns
Points
% of total points 88.19
1
Josh Allen
QB
16.53
18.01
18.7%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
16.26
14.23
18.4%
3
Le'Veon Bell
RB
12.1
13.09
13.7%
4
Chris Carson
RB
11.3
12.48
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 49-yard pass for Flying Unicorns, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 52-yard field goal, helping Flying Unicorns to a 59.99-20.36 lead.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson connected with DK Metcalf for a 53-yard touchdown pass for A-Team, contributing to a 112.66-88.19 lead for A-Team.
Monday
Amari Cooper had a 45-yard touchdown catch for A-Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  A-Team   Flying Unicorns

Game Notes

Five of the nine starting players on A-Team exceeded their projected point totals.
Flying Unicorns had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Russell Wilson, Josh Jacobs, and DK Metcalf all scored more points than Josh Allen, the leading scorer for Flying Unicorns.
A-Team put up more points than their season scoring average (111.69) while Flying Unicorns fell short of theirs (109.3).
A-Team scored more points than their projected total, while Flying Unicorns failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 40.57-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This win snaps a streak of three straight losses for A-Team.
A-Team moves to (4-2) in blowout games this season, while Flying Unicorns falls to (3-1).

Coach Talk

A-Team
You know, football is all about spotting the mismatches. Not only did we double up Flying Unicorns at QB (37.7 points to 16.53), we also tripled them at WR (36 to 11.7).
Flying Unicorns
Three RBs, two WRs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive position players on Flying Unicorns combined to register a whopping 464 yards from scrimmage. Not one of those players could get into the end zone in Week 9.