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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Play With Fire
5-4 257
221.16
 
VS
proj
WTF Niagara Falls
246 6-3
182.67

Play With Fire outperform predictions, earn win against WTF Niagara Falls, 257-246

Both teams rose to the occasion, but Play With Fire beat WTF Niagara Falls, securing a 257-246 victory. WTF Niagara Falls grabbed a 67-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 71 points from Daniel Sorensen (10 Tackles) and Jabrill Peppers (6 Tackles, 1 Int). But Play With Fire held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray, who passed for 283 yards , ran for 106 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 56 points, and Logan Ryan, who made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass (36 points). Play With Fire (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against Barb's Unreal Team, while WTF Niagara Falls (6-3) attempt to get back in the win column against Q.

Matchup Timeline

  Play With Fire   WTF Niagara Falls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Booker overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 12 points against his 1.24-point projection. In a 31-26 win over the Chargers, he ran for 68 yards and a touchdown. Booker will face the Broncos next week.
Devontae Booker

Top Player Comparison

Play With Fire
Points
% of total points 257
1
Kyler Murray
QB
56
23.4
21.8%
2
Logan Ryan
CB
36
19.06
14%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
21
31.42
8.2%
4
The Minnesota Vikings defense
DEF
20
19.44
7.8%
WTF Niagara Falls
Points
% of total points 246
1
Daniel Sorensen
S
38
18.95
15.4%
2
Jabrill Peppers
S
33
17.42
13.4%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
30
16.13
12.2%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
27
4.98
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which WTF Niagara Falls had a 199-132 lead. For Play With Fire, Daniel Jones had a 50-yard pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for WTF Niagara Falls with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Play With Fire, while Devontae Booker had a 23-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 257-233 lead for Play With Fire.

Points By Position

  Play With Fire   WTF Niagara Falls

StatSmack

Play With Fire must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (257) than their season average (238.67).
We heard scoring helps you win. Play With Fire are doing a better job of that, averaging 238.67 versus WTF Niagara Falls's 218.78.
Even the computers think Play With Fire have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (226.38) than WTF Niagara Falls (180.96).
You can't win if you don't play. WTF Niagara Falls has left more points on the bench this season (212) than Play With Fire (127).
Play With Fire don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than WTF Niagara Falls (3 vs 1).
By position, Play With Fire have outscored WTF Niagara Falls at QB, RB, WR, and IDP this season.
Play With Fire has a higher average scoring margin (22) than WTF Niagara Falls this season (12).
The starters for Play With Fire had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for WTF Niagara Falls (1).
Hey WTF Niagara Falls, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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