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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Mario's Team
6-3 43.66
31.99
 
VS
proj
jh's Dazzling Team
39.53 7-2
30.73

Mario's Team defeat jh's Dazzling Team for third straight win, 43.66-39.53

Mario's Team extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over jh's Dazzling Team, emerging victorious with a 43.66-39.53 victory. jh's Dazzling Team nabbed a 3.57-point lead on Thursday, but Mario's Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 252 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 5.27 points, and Logan Ryan, who made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass (5.2 points). Romeo Okwara (4.25 points) and Myles Jack (3.85) carried the flag for jh's Dazzling Team in the loss. Mario's Team (6-3) will look to build on their success against CROWN ME #1, while jh's Dazzling Team (7-2) will face Saul Elizarraras in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Mario's Team   jh's Dazzling Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 5.2 points against his 1.53-point projection. During a 23-20 win over the Football Team, he made 6 tackles and intercepted a pass. Ryan ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Logan Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Mario's Team
Points
% of total points 43.66
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
5.27
2.6
12.1%
2
Logan Ryan
CB
5.2
1.53
11.9%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
4.29
3.02
9.8%
4
Daniel Sorensen
S
3.8
1.38
8.7%
jh's Dazzling Team
Points
% of total points 39.53
1
Romeo Okwara
DE
4.25
1.12
10.8%
2
Myles Jack
LB
3.85
1.52
9.7%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
3.77
3.17
9.5%
4
Za'Darius Smith
LB
3.7
1.74
9.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, but it was jh's Dazzling Team who emerged with the lead, 7.86-4.29. For Mario's Team, Aaron Rodgers had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for jh's Dazzling Team with a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard catch.
Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard touchdown run for Mario's Team, while DK Metcalf had a 41-yard catch to contribute to a 39.68-24.57 lead for Mario's Team.
Sunday Late
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Mario's Team who owned the lead, 41.56-35.68. Diontae Johnson had a 42-yard catch for Mario's Team, while Chris Boswell had a 59-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for jh's Dazzling Team, while Jason Sanders had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Mario's Team   jh's Dazzling Team

Game Notes

Mario's Team had 13 of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
Despite 12 of their 20 starters exceeding their points projection, jh's Dazzling Team lost.
Mario's Team had three players score more points than the leading scorer for jh's Dazzling Team.
Each team posted its best scoring output of the season.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup featured the two highest scores of the week.
The 43.66 points scored by Mario's Team are the most in the league this season.
The matchup's 4.13-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
This loss concludes a streak of four consecutive wins for jh's Dazzling Team.
Not only did Mario's Team get the win, but they also covered the 1.26-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Romeo Okwara (4.25 points) officially recorded the third-highest score for a DE this year.

Coach Talk

Mario's Team
Wow, the 49ers secondary didn't see it coming! 25 completions on 31 attempts: good enough for a completion percentage of 81% for Aaron Rodgers. We know the GM of Mario's Team is appreciative of that attention to detail.
jh's Dazzling Team
Talk about old-school ground n' pound. The starting RBs for jh's Dazzling Team collectively registered three receptions on just four targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 10!