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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
PwnStars
4-5 146.24
160.33
 
VS
proj
Newbies Rule
98.13 3-6
107.04

Offensively challenged PwnStars defeat Newbies Rule, 146.24-98.13

Despite posting only the seventh-highest point total in the league for the week, PwnStars emerged victorious with a 146.24-98.13 victory over Newbies Rule. PwnStars leapt out to a 35.37-point lead on Thursday behind a stellar effort from Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns, and never looked back. Josh Allen (415 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jonathan Taylor (27 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the leaders for Newbies Rule in the loss. PwnStars (4-5) will look to get another W against Greyhound Express, while Newbies Rule (3-6) face jichanorthNJ in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  PwnStars   Newbies Rule

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rodgers overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 35.37 points against his 25.45-point projection. In a 34-17 win over the 49ers, he passed for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns. Rodgers ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

PwnStars
Points
% of total points 146.24
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
35.37
25.45
24.2%
2
Matt Ryan
QB
27.97
20.95
19.1%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.9
20.37
11.6%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
10.8
12.27
7.4%
Newbies Rule
Points
% of total points 98.13
1
Josh Allen
QB
42.73
27.32
43.5%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
13.4
16.37
13.7%
3
Harrison Butker
K
11
10.33
11.2%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
10.5
10.8
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for PwnStars, helping the team to a 35.37-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was PwnStars who took the lead, 97.34-87.63. For PwnStars, Matt Ryan had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass. Josh Allen had a 25-yard touchdown pass for Newbies Rule, while Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  PwnStars   Newbies Rule

What If

PwnStars would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Newbies Rule this week.
Newbies Rule would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
PwnStars would be 7-2 if they played Newbies Rule every week.
Had they played each other last week, PwnStars would have defeated Newbies Rule 157.37-71.4.
PwnStars would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Newbies Rule.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as PwnStars, Newbies Rule would be 1-7.
If PwnStars had played every team in the league each week, they would be 25-38.
If they played every team every week, Newbies Rule would be 10-53.

Coach Talk

PwnStars
Listen PwnStars, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While some may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped recently, we'll choose to take the optimistic route. Averaging 175.04 points through Week 8, our crew has obviously proven that it's even better than the 146.24 we needed to win this past week!
Newbies Rule
Hey, it's possible that Newbies Rule would be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. With just 11 total targets in Week 9, their four starting pass-catchers (two WR, two TE) apparently made most of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.