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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Meatmonger
6-3 124.74
141.36
 
VS
proj
Old Leather Balls
67.92 3-6
100.99

Meatmonger come up short of projections, find way to defeat Old Leather Balls in 124.74-67.92 rout

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but Meatmonger did enough to take down Old Leather Balls, rolling to a 124.74-67.92 victory. Meatmonger got out to a 0.30-point lead on Thursday behind the Green Bay Packers defense (7 points) and Robert Tonyan (0.5) and never let it go. Garrett Gilbert (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 28 Rush Yds) and Harrison Smith (10 Tackles, 1 Int) did their part for Old Leather Balls in the loss. Meatmonger (6-3) will look to add to their success against Stalin Colinet, while Old Leather Balls (3-6) will face Sayers Monsters in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Meatmonger   Old Leather Balls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Watson (281 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 50 Rush Yds) scored 28.24 points in a 27-25 win over the Jaguars in Week 9. He scored right around his 27.22-point projection and overachieved for the fifth time this season. Watson ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Deshaun Watson

Top Player Comparison

Meatmonger
Points
% of total points 124.74
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
28.24
27.22
22.6%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
18.5
8.19
14.8%
3
Derek Carr
QB
18
19.3
14.4%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
16.1
10.82
12.9%
Old Leather Balls
Points
% of total points 67.92
1
Garrett Gilbert
QB
17.52
14.24
25.8%
2
Harrison Smith
S
10
5.82
14.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
8.1
10.87
11.9%
4
Demarcus Robinson
WR
7.4
5.61
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass for Meatmonger, while Jerry Jeudy had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch, contributing to a 102.64-46.40 lead for Meatmonger.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Meatmonger who took the lead, 120.64-63.92. For Meatmonger, Derek Carr had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass. Garrett Gilbert made the highlight reel for Old Leather Balls with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Meatmonger   Old Leather Balls

Game Notes

Just three of the 14 starters on Meatmonger exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Old Leather Balls had only five of their 14 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Meatmonger had one starter score zero points, while Old Leather Balls had three.
Meatmonger had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Old Leather Balls.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
Not only did Meatmonger win, but they also covered the 40.37-point forecasted margin of victory.
All six of the wins for Meatmonger have been blowout wins.

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