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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Fumble
8-1 114.82
108.35
 
VS
proj
War Admiral
98.28 5-4
114.12

Fumble defeat War Admiral for eighth straight win, 114.82-98.28

Fumble extended their win streak to eight games with a hard-fought win over War Admiral, emerging victorious with a 114.82-98.28 victory. War Admiral nabbed an 8.68-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Fumble held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kyler Murray (283 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tyreek Hill (9 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Patrick Mahomes (30.88 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (18.3) led the charge for War Admiral in the loss. Fumble improve to 8-1 on the season, while War Admiral fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Fumble   War Admiral

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.9 points, the Ravens defense more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 14 points in a 24-10 win over the Colts. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 339 yards, and forced 2 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fumble this week. In Week 10, the Ravens will play the Patriots.
The Baltimore Ravens defense

Top Player Comparison

Fumble
Points
% of total points 114.82
1
Kyler Murray
QB
37.92
23.53
33%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
28.6
14.6
24.9%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
14
6.9
12.2%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
8.4
8.62
7.3%
War Admiral
Points
% of total points 98.28
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
30.88
23.58
31.4%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.3
10.76
18.6%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.3
15.72
16.6%
4
Matt Prater
K
9
8.56
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which War Admiral became the proud owner of a 72.68-64.00 lead. For Fumble, Tyreek Hill had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for War Admiral with a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Fumble, helping the team to a 106.42-98.28 lead.

Points By Position

  Fumble   War Admiral

Game Notes

Fumble won even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
War Admiral had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Fumble scored more points than their projected total, while War Admiral fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 16.54-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In a losing effort, Patrick Mahomes recorded 30.88 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

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