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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Jason's Team
4-5 29.9
32.69
 
VS
proj
Saul Elizarraras
22.62 4-5
21.49

Jason's Team beat Saul Elizarraras, 29.90-22.62

Despite identical records, Jason's Team held a substantial season point advantage over Saul Elizarraras coming into this one (274-213), and they lived up to their reputation with a hard-fought win, securing a 29.90-22.62 victory. Jason's Team never trailed in this one after earning a 2.54-point lead on Thursday behind Emmanuel Sanders (2.61 points) and Chandler Jones (1.25). Antoine Bethea (4.15 points) and Deshaun Watson (3.38) led the charge for Saul Elizarraras in the loss. Jason's Team (4-5) will look to maintain their momentum against chad's Swell Team, while Saul Elizarraras (4-5) will try to get back on track against Joshua's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Jason's Team   Saul Elizarraras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fitzpatrick made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass as the Steelers beat the Colts 26-24. In doing so, he put up 4.35 points to more-than-double his 1.72-point projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any S in the league this season. In Week 10, Fitzpatrick and the Steelers will battle the Rams.
Minkah Fitzpatrick

Top Player Comparison

Jason's Team
Points
% of total points 29.9
1
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
4.35
1.72
14.5%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
4.19
2.51
14%
3
Shaq Thompson
LB
3.55
2.53
11.9%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
2.61
1.41
8.7%
Saul Elizarraras
Points
% of total points 22.62
1
Antoine Bethea
S
4.15
1.97
18.3%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
3.38
3.3
14.9%
3
Jordan Poyer
S
2.85
2.05
12.6%
4
Duke Johnson
RB
2.05
1.05
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 65-yard catch for Saul Elizarraras.

Points By Position

  Jason's Team   Saul Elizarraras

Game Notes

Jason's Team won even though only seven of their 20 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Saul Elizarraras had only seven of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Jason's Team had two starters score zero points, while Saul Elizarraras had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Jason's Team won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Saul Elizarraras outscored their projection.
Jason's Team managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 11.2-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Antoine Bethea scored 4.15 points, the fourth-highest score for an S this week.

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