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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
No Mercy
5-4 233.35
250.22
 
VS
proj
big diesel
206.4 3-6
215.84

Despite top scorer Brees, big diesel fall to No Mercy, 233.35-206.40

big diesel had the premier scorer in the matchup with QB Drew Brees posting 42.2 points, the eighth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome No Mercy, who secured a 233.35-206.40 win. No Mercy jumped out to a 49.80-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 47.85 points from Fred Warner (13 Tackles) and Jerick McKinnon (52 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 16 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Drew Brees (42.2 points) and Travis Kelce (30.4) did their part for big diesel in the loss. No Mercy improve to 5-4 on the season, while big diesel fall to 3-6.

Matchup Timeline

  No Mercy   big diesel

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles and intercepting a pass against the Seahawks, Poyer tallied 23 points this week. He scored 56.8% more than his 14.67-point projection and overachieved for the eighth time this season. Poyer ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Jordan Poyer

Top Player Comparison

No Mercy
Points
% of total points 233.35
1
Jerry Jeudy
WR
27.65
15.01
11.8%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
26.95
22.01
11.5%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
24.85
22.02
10.6%
4
Fred Warner
LB
24
16.95
10.3%
big diesel
Points
% of total points 206.4
1
Drew Brees
QB
42.2
33.27
20.4%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
30.4
22.29
14.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
21.9
18.3
10.6%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
18.9
13.71
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was No Mercy who took the lead, 203.35-102.05. Jerry Jeudy had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for No Mercy, while DK Metcalf had a 41-yard catch. Meanwhile, Travis Kelce had a 44-yard catch for big diesel, while A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Diontae Johnson had a 42-yard catch for big diesel, who trailed 210.70-155.20 after the late action.
Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 40-yard pass for big diesel, who trailed 233.35-206.40 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  No Mercy   big diesel

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. big diesel need some help then, averaging just 216.92 versus No Mercy's 239.55.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" No Mercy (5-4) have a better record than big diesel (3-6).
Even the machines think No Mercy have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (247.59) than big diesel (233.14).
No Mercy laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than big diesel (0).
No Mercy have the clutch gene, with more close wins than big diesel (1 vs 0).
No Mercy should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than big diesel (4 vs 2).
By position, No Mercy have outscored big diesel at QB, WR, and IDP this season.
There's not much good to say about big diesel this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

No Mercy
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, No Mercy! Having said that, if we want to take our performance to the next level, then here's one area where we can improve: our starting QB was significantly outplayed this past week. Drew Brees went 26-of-32 for 222 yards and four touchdowns for big diesel, and all Tom Brady could manage through the air was 209 passing yards and three ugly interceptions. Let's work overtime to get on the same page with our receivers this week!
big diesel
Well, big diesel, this week's problem was fairly easy to diagnose. Choosing to start George Kittle and Mike Hilton in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up over 233 points... let's attempt to move forward with a full deck of cards next time?