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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Morningwood
1-8 145.44
120.55
 
VS
proj
Kyle 125$
114.36 2-7
117.81

Morningwood brush off predictions, defeat Kyle 125$ in 145.44-114.36 rout

Morningwood stepped up and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 145.44-114.36 victory over Kyle 125$, who fell short of projections. Morningwood got out to a 1.40-point lead on Thursday behind Trent Taylor and never looked back. Cam Newton (274 Pass Yds, 16 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Keenan Allen (9 Rec, 103 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Kyle 125$ in the loss. Morningwood improve to 1-8 on the season, while Kyle 125$ fall to 2-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Morningwood   Kyle 125$

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Meyers scored 22.9 points in a 30-27 win over the Jets to more-than-double his 8.5-point projection. He caught 12 passes for 169 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Morningwood this week. Next week, Meyers will square off against the Ravens.
Jakobi Meyers

Top Player Comparison

Morningwood
Points
% of total points 145.44
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.1
15.62
22.1%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
23.24
22.71
16%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
22.9
8.5
15.7%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
20.9
15.6
14.4%
Kyle 125$
Points
% of total points 114.36
1
Cam Newton
QB
24.56
19.84
21.5%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
20.8
15.25
18.2%
3
James Robinson
RB
15.9
14.67
13.9%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
11.1
11.47
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass for Morningwood, while Travis Kelce had a 44-yard catch, helping Morningwood to a 106.04-48.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Keenan Allen had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Kyle 125$, while Diontae Johnson had a 42-yard catch for the team, who trailed 115.44-89.80 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Morningwood   Kyle 125$

StatSmack

Morningwood must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (145.44) than their season average (99.43).
Morningwood are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Kyle 125$ (0 vs 2).
By position, Morningwood have outscored Kyle 125$ at QB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Morningwood had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Kyle 125$ (2).
Hey Kyle 125$, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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