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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Dal-Von Dudley
6-3 129.86
124.86
 
VS
proj
The Heartbreak Kid
114.14 5-4
114.82

Dal-Von Dudley beat The Heartbreak Kid for third straight win, 129.86-114.14

Dal-Von Dudley extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over The Heartbreak Kid, coming out on top with a 129.86-114.14 victory. Dal-Von Dudley earned an early 3.10-point lead on Thursday. The Heartbreak Kid bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by A.J. Brown (21.1 points) and T.J. Hockenson (12.4). Not to be deterred, Dal-Von Dudley pulled it together later that afternoon, as Keenan Allen (23.8 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (18.3) put them back ahead once and for all. Dal-Von Dudley (6-3) will look to get another W against Stone Cold Bosstrin, while The Heartbreak Kid (5-4) try to get some positive momentum against AVD.

Matchup Timeline

  Dal-Von Dudley   The Heartbreak Kid

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 18.3 points, Smith-Schuster scored 70.1% more than his 10.76-point projection as the Steelers beat the Cowboys 24-19. He caught 6 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dal-Von Dudley this week. In Week 10, Smith-Schuster and the Steelers will play the Bengals.
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Top Player Comparison

Dal-Von Dudley
Points
% of total points 129.86
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
43.2
19.45
33.3%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
23.8
15.25
18.3%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.3
10.76
14.1%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
16
10.29
12.3%
The Heartbreak Kid
Points
% of total points 114.14
1
A.J. Brown
WR
21.1
13.29
18.5%
2
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.1
12.3%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
12.4
9.99
10.9%
4
Jordan Poyer
S
11.5
6.83
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, The Heartbreak Kid had an 88.14-74.80 lead. Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard touchdown run for Dal-Von Dudley, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. A.J. Brown made the highlight reel for The Heartbreak Kid with a 40-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Dal-Von Dudley became the proud owner of a 118.90-114.14 lead. For Dal-Von Dudley, Keenan Allen had a 27-yard touchdown catch. Jason Sanders made the highlight reel for The Heartbreak Kid with a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Dal-Von Dudley   The Heartbreak Kid

What If

Dal-Von Dudley would have beaten nine other teams besides The Heartbreak Kid this week.
The Heartbreak Kid would have lost to six other teams besides Dal-Von Dudley this week.
If Dal-Von Dudley played The Heartbreak Kid every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Dal-Von Dudley would have defeated The Heartbreak Kid 150.16-94.46 had they played each other last week.
Dal-Von Dudley would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Heartbreak Kid.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dal-Von Dudley, The Heartbreak Kid would be 5-3.
If Dal-Von Dudley had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-43.
If they played every team every week, The Heartbreak Kid would be 45-54.

Next Week Preview

The Heartbreak Kid
In Week 10, The Heartbreak Kid (5-4, sixth-place) will square off against AVD (4-5, ninth-place). Each side has two players on bye next week, as Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Michael Gallup are off for The Heartbreak Kid and La'Mical Perine and Brian Hill for AVD.
Dal-Von Dudley
Dal-Von Dudley (6-3) will battle Stone Cold Bosstrin (4-5) in Week 10. Each team has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Julio Jones, Harrison Butker, and Ezekiel Elliott are off for Stone Cold Bosstrin and Younghoe Koo and Tony Pollard will take a seat for Dal-Von Dudley. Over the last two weeks, Dal-Von Dudley have put up 140.01 points per game, while Stone Cold Bosstrin have averaged 128.82 per contest.