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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
bladen's Unreal Team
4-5 29.9
27.84
 
VS
proj
Saul Elizarraras
21.86 3-6
30.79

Saul Elizarraras fall short of predictions, lose to bladen's Unreal Team, 29.90-21.86

There's no way around it, Saul Elizarraras underperformed, at least according to projections, as bladen's Unreal Team emerged victorious with a 29.90-21.86 victory. Saul Elizarraras grabbed a 0.70-point lead on Thursday, but bladen's Unreal Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 372 yards and 4 touchdowns for 4.46 points, and Emmanuel Ogbah, who made 5 tackles and recorded a sack (4.15 points). Tremaine Edmunds (11 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Justin Simmons (5 Tackles, 1 Int) were the leaders for Saul Elizarraras in the loss. bladen's Unreal Team (4-5) will look to keep it rolling against Str8CashHomey, while Saul Elizarraras (3-6) attempt to right the ship against jh's Dazzling Team.

Matchup Timeline

  bladen's Unreal Team   Saul Elizarraras

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ogbah overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 4.15 points against his 1.31-point projection. During a 34-31 win over the Cardinals, he made 5 tackles and recorded a sack. Ogbah ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Emmanuel Ogbah

Top Player Comparison

bladen's Unreal Team
Points
% of total points 29.9
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
4.46
3.78
14.9%
2
Emmanuel Ogbah
DE
4.15
1.31
13.9%
3
Foye Oluokun
LB
3.3
1.99
11%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
2.68
1.23
9%
Saul Elizarraras
Points
% of total points 21.86
1
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
3.55
2.09
16.2%
2
Justin Simmons
S
3.25
1.81
14.9%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
2.5
2.17
11.4%
4
Ryan Tannehill
QB
1.73
2.99
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which bladen's Unreal Team owned a 16.24-15.43 lead. Patrick Mahomes had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for bladen's Unreal Team, while Will Fuller V had a 77-yard touchdown catch. Ryan Tannehill made the highlight reel for Saul Elizarraras with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Christian Kirk had a 56-yard touchdown catch for bladen's Unreal Team, contributing to a 28.25-20.89 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Deonte Harris had a 40-yard catch for Saul Elizarraras, who trailed 28.55-21.86 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  bladen's Unreal Team   Saul Elizarraras

Game Notes

bladen's Unreal Team had 10 of their 20 starters score higher than their projected point totals.
Saul Elizarraras had only four of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as bladen's Unreal Team had three starters score zero points, while Saul Elizarraras had three.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
bladen's Unreal Team put up more points than their projected total, while Saul Elizarraras fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 8.04-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
A bright spot in the loss, Tremaine Edmunds (3.55 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a LB this week.

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