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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Blazin Blitzers
5-4 156
139.57
 
VS
proj
Dingus
148 2-7
114.95

Blazin Blitzers hand Dingus fifth consecutive loss, 156-148

Blazin Blitzers earned a 156-148 victory to hand Dingus their fifth consecutive loss. Blazin Blitzers never trailed in this one after grabbing a 7-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Christian McCaffrey (36 points) and Terry McLaurin (28). Teddy Bridgewater (310 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 19 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Curtis Samuel (13 Rush Yds, 105 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Dingus in the loss. Blazin Blitzers (5-4) will look to earn another W against LUCKY DOG 2.0, while Dingus (2-7) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Lunatic Fringe.

Matchup Timeline

  Blazin Blitzers   Dingus

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Chiefs in Week 9, McCaffrey racked up 151 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 36 points to more-than-double his 16.85-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Blazin Blitzers this week. In Week 10, McCaffrey and the Panthers will battle the Buccaneers.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

Blazin Blitzers
Points
% of total points 156
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
36
16.85
23.1%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
28
17.03
17.9%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
24
15.06
15.4%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
15
20.12
9.6%
Dingus
Points
% of total points 148
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
30
18.45
20.3%
2
Curtis Samuel
WR
29
7.78
19.6%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
21
13.08
14.2%
4
Jimmy Graham
TE
17
8.47
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Terry McLaurin had a 68-yard touchdown catch for Blazin Blitzers, while A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch, helping Blazin Blitzers to a 134-127 lead.
Sunday Late
Diontae Johnson had a 42-yard catch for Blazin Blitzers, contributing to a 156-148 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Blazin Blitzers   Dingus

What If

Blazin Blitzers would have beaten four other teams besides Dingus this week.
Dingus would have lost to four other teams besides Blazin Blitzers this week.
If Blazin Blitzers played Dingus every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Had they played each other last week, Blazin Blitzers would have topped Dingus 122-91.
Blazin Blitzers would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Dingus.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Blazin Blitzers, Dingus would be 5-3.
If Blazin Blitzers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-38-1.
If they played every team every week, Dingus would be 38-43.

Next Week Preview

Dingus
Looking ahead to Week 10, Dingus (2-7, eighth-place) will try to get back in the win column against Lunatic Fringe (3-6, seventh-place). Dingus has two players on bye next week, but the absence of Dak Prescott will be glaring. Lunatic Fringe won't have Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
Blazin Blitzers
Blazin Blitzers (5-4) will match up against LUCKY DOG 2.0 (9-0) in Week 10. Blazin Blitzers may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Matt Ryan and Jamison Crowder out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Blazin Blitzers have put up 155.33 points per game, while LUCKY DOG 2.0 have averaged 171.33 per contest.