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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Justice League
8-1 217
192.75
 
VS
proj
Barb's Unreal Team
159 1-8
113.52

The Justice League knock off Barb's Unreal Team for seventh straight win, 217-159

The Justice League extended their win streak to seven games with a hard-fought win over Barb's Unreal Team, securing a 217-159 victory. It was the fourth loss in a row for Barb's Unreal Team. Barb's Unreal Team earned a 9-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but The Justice League held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the New Orleans Saints defense (34 points) and Deshaun Watson (31). Joe Flacco (262 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Christian McCaffrey (69 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 82 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Barb's Unreal Team in the loss. The Justice League (8-1) will look to earn another W against SCLSU MudDogs, while Barb's Unreal Team (1-8) will try to get back in the win column against Play With Fire.

Matchup Timeline

  The Justice League   Barb's Unreal Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Olszewski (16 Rush Yds) scored 21 points against the Jets in Week 9. His scoring output crushed his 0.13-point projection and was higher than his 15.75-point season scoring average. Olszewski will face the Ravens next week.
Gunner Olszewski

Top Player Comparison

The Justice League
Points
% of total points 217
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
34
13.17
15.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
31
23.27
14.3%
3
Blake Martinez
LB
27
28.58
12.4%
4
Demario Davis
LB
22
27.55
10.1%
Barb's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 159
1
Joe Flacco
QB
29
12.92
18.2%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26
11.64
16.4%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
22
16.57
13.8%
4
Micah Hyde
S
21
17.63
13.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass for The Justice League, while David Moore had a 55-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 110-101 after the early games.
Monday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Monday night. For The Justice League, Sergio Castillo had a 50-yard field goal. Joe Flacco connected with Jamison Crowder for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Barb's Unreal Team. Flacco also lit up the scoreboard with a 50-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Justice League   Barb's Unreal Team

Game Notes

Only nine of the 23 starting players on The Justice League exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Barb's Unreal Team had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as The Justice League had four starters score zero points, while Barb's Unreal Team had 10.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The Justice League managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 79.23-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

Barb's Unreal Team
On the docket for Week 10, 17th-place Barb's Unreal Team (1-8) will square off against 10th-place Play With Fire (5-4). Barb's Unreal Team may need to shuffle the deck some with Joe Flacco, Jamison Crowder, Ryan Griffin, Ricky Seals-Jones, and Calvin Ridley out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Barb's Unreal Team has scored 146.67 points per game, while Play With Fire has averaged 252.67 per contest.
The Justice League
Streaking teams collide next week, as The Justice League (8-1) enter Week 10 riding a seven-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (SCLSU MudDogs, 6-3), have earned three straight victories. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Sergio Castillo, Brandon Powell, the Kansas City Chiefs defense, Byron Pringle, and Sam Ficken are off for The Justice League, while SCLSU MudDogs will be without Denzel Mims and Frank Gore. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. The Justice League have put up 246.33 points per game over the last three weeks, while SCLSU MudDogs have averaged 242.67 per outing over that same span.