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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Mario's Team
7-2 30.82
26.14
 
VS
proj
Hancocks Beast
19.72 2-7
14.89

Mario's Team defeat Hancocks Beast in 30.82-19.72 rout

Both teams brought their A game, but Mario's Team beat Hancocks Beast, cruising to a 30.82-19.72 victory. Mario's Team grabbed a 2.70-point lead on Thursday behind Budda Baker (4.05 points) and Arik Armstead (0.3) and never let it go. Tyreek Hill (6 Rec, 140 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Marvin Jones Jr. (8 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Hancocks Beast in the loss. Mario's Team (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against Bitch Slappers, while Hancocks Beast (2-7) will try to get back on track against CROWN ME #1.

Matchup Timeline

  Mario's Team   Hancocks Beast

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Singletary (95 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) scored 2.92 points in a 24-9 win over the Redskins in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 1.1-point projection and was much higher than his 0.9-point season scoring average. Singletary will face the Browns next week.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Mario's Team
Points
% of total points 30.82
1
Russell Wilson
QB
5.38
3.25
17.5%
2
Eric Reid
S
5.05
1.94
16.4%
3
Budda Baker
S
4.05
2.15
13.1%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
3.1
1.8
10.1%
Hancocks Beast
Points
% of total points 19.72
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
3.1
1.88
15.7%
2
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
2.86
1.22
14.5%
3
Jourdan Lewis
CB
2.8
0.5
14.2%
4
Zach Cunningham
LB
2.5
1.6
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the smoke cleared, Mario's Team boasted a 17.68-10.29 lead. For Mario's Team, Devin Singletary had a 49-yard catch. Tyreek Hill had a 40-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for Hancocks Beast, while Ka'imi Fairbairn had a 52-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Mario's Team who took the lead, 30.04-16.92. Russell Wilson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Mario's Team, while Mason Crosby had a 54-yard field goal. Marvin Jones Jr. made the highlight reel for Hancocks Beast with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Mario's Team   Hancocks Beast

Game Notes

Only seven of the 20 starters on Mario's Team exceeded their scoring projections.
Hancocks Beast had only seven of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Mario's Team had four starters score zero points, while Hancocks Beast had eight.
Russell Wilson, Eric Reid, and Budda Baker all scored more points than Tyreek Hill, the leading scorer for Hancocks Beast.
Mario's Team put up more points than their season scoring average (29) while Hancocks Beast fell short of theirs (19.81).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 11.1-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The defeat ends a streak of two consecutive wins for Hancocks Beast.
The experts were right on the money with this one. The projected margin of victory entering the match was 11.25, and Mario's Team covered by 11.1.
In blowout games this year, Mario's Team moves to (4-0), while Hancocks Beast falls to (0-4).
On the losing side, Tyreek Hill (3.1 points) recorded the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

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