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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
THE BENEVOLENT ONES
7-2 161.2
170.17
 
VS
proj
Tigers
115.7 5-4
135.55

Tigers fall short of projections, succumb to THE BENEVOLENT ONES, 161.2-115.7

There's no easy way to say it, Tigers underdelivered, at least according to projections, as THE BENEVOLENT ONES emerged victorious with a 161.2-115.7 victory. THE BENEVOLENT ONES grabbed a 36.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Patrick Mahomes (42.6 points) and Stefon Diggs (9 Rec, 118 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Cam Newton (28.9 points) and A.J. Brown (26.2) carried the flag for Tigers in the loss. THE BENEVOLENT ONES improve to 7-2 on the season, while Tigers fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  THE BENEVOLENT ONES   Tigers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Cardinals in Week 9, Williams caught 4 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 18 points to nearly double his 9.09-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on THE BENEVOLENT ONES this week. In Week 10, Williams and the Dolphins will play the Chargers.
Preston Williams

Top Player Comparison

THE BENEVOLENT ONES
Points
% of total points 161.2
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
42.6
33.26
26.4%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
30.6
12.94
19%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.6
21.73
14.6%
4
Preston Williams
WR
18
9.09
11.2%
Tigers
Points
% of total points 115.7
1
Cam Newton
QB
28.9
28.98
25%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
26.2
18.64
22.6%
3
Julio Jones
WR
16.8
22.44
14.5%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
13.8
12.56
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, THE BENEVOLENT ONES had a 105.0-68.8 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for THE BENEVOLENT ONES, while Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal. Meanwhile, A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch for Tigers, while Julio Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Christian Kirk had a 56-yard touchdown catch for THE BENEVOLENT ONES to contribute to a 157.6-86.8 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  THE BENEVOLENT ONES   Tigers

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. THE BENEVOLENT ONES scored less in this one (161.2) than their season average of 172.59.
We heard scoring helps you win. Tigers need some help then, averaging just 138.07 versus THE BENEVOLENT ONES's 172.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. THE BENEVOLENT ONES (7-2) have a better record than Tigers (5-4).
Even the computers think THE BENEVOLENT ONES have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (185.31) than Tigers (135.56).
By position, THE BENEVOLENT ONES have outscored Tigers at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
THE BENEVOLENT ONES has a higher average scoring margin (20) than Tigers this season (-12).
The starters for THE BENEVOLENT ONES had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Tigers (3).
Don't worry Tigers, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

THE BENEVOLENT ONES
Well THE BENEVOLENT ONES, the good news is that we won this matchup by 45.5 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 8 stood at 174.02. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Tigers
Unless Tigers wants to go diva-mode on us, then "not seeing enough opportunities" is definitely not an excuse this week. Our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 30 times in Week 9. Timing and chemistry seem to be issues as that group hauled in only 17 catches.