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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Rookie Mistakes
6-3 108.89
100.13
 
VS
proj
Rick James
99.13 4-5
114.54

Rick James lose to Rookie Mistakes, 108.89-99.13

There's no sugarcoating it, Rick James dropped the ball, at least based on projections, as Rookie Mistakes secured a 108.89-99.13 victory. Rick James earned a 14.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Rookie Mistakes held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Deshaun Watson (30.24 points) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (15.3). Patrick Mahomes (39.88 points) and Will Fuller V (18) led the charge for Rick James in the loss. Rookie Mistakes (6-3) will look to notch another W against Audrey's Genius Team, while Rick James (4-5) will attempt to get back on track against Easy Mode.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie Mistakes   Rick James

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Steelers, Zuerlein recorded 15 points this week. His scoring output nearly doubled his 7.65-point projection and was much higher than his 8.33-point season scoring average. Zuerlein ranks #9 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

Rookie Mistakes
Points
% of total points 108.89
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
30.24
27.41
27.8%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.3
8.58
14.1%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
7.65
13.8%
4
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
13.75
16.88
12.6%
Rick James
Points
% of total points 99.13
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39.88
28.55
40.2%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
18
11.17
18.2%
3
DeeJay Dallas
RB
9.9
8.43
10%
4
Darren Waller
TE
8.2
8.61
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Rick James boasted a 67.78-53.14 lead. For Rookie Mistakes, Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass. Patrick Mahomes had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Rick James, while Will Fuller V had a 77-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Jamison Crowder had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Rookie Mistakes during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Rookie Mistakes   Rick James

What If

Rookie Mistakes would have beaten eight other teams besides Rick James this week.
Rick James would have lost to five other teams besides Rookie Mistakes this week.
If they played Rick James every week, Rookie Mistakes would be 5-4 this season.
Last week, Rookie Mistakes would have defeated Rick James 109.47-92.79.
Rookie Mistakes would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rick James.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Rookie Mistakes, Rick James would be 6-2.
If Rookie Mistakes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 52-47.
If they played every team every week, Rick James would be 48-51.

Coach Talk

Rookie Mistakes
Deploying a starting crew that produced almost 109 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. We should keep this momentum going as we roll into our next matchup in Week 10.
Rick James
With just a pair of receptions this past week, the starting running backs for Rick James should investigate why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.