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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Sturgeon Bulldogs
4-5 100.2
117.37
 
VS
proj
San Diego Crush
70.8 3-6
73.17

Offensively challenged Sturgeon Bulldogs defeat San Diego Crush, 100.2-70.8

While they posted only the 17th-highest point total in the league for the week, Sturgeon Bulldogs secured a 100.2-70.8 victory over San Diego Crush. Sturgeon Bulldogs never trailed in this one after taking a 5.0-point lead on Thursday behind Robbie Gould. Alex Smith (35 points) and Julio Jones (16.4) were the leaders for San Diego Crush in the loss. Sturgeon Bulldogs (4-5) will look to sustain their momentum against Sierra Nevada Giants, while San Diego Crush (3-6) will face The Flying Wedgies in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Sturgeon Bulldogs   San Diego Crush

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 69 yards against the Lions, Mattison scored 12.9 points this week. His scoring output was 78.9% more than his 7.21-point projection and was higher than his 9.76-point season scoring average. Mattison will face the Bears next week.
Alexander Mattison

Top Player Comparison

Sturgeon Bulldogs
Points
% of total points 100.2
1
Russell Wilson
QB
51.1
53.97
51%
2
Hayden Hurst
TE
13.2
12.21
13.2%
3
Alexander Mattison
RB
12.9
7.21
12.9%
4
Latavius Murray
RB
11.2
12.73
11.2%
San Diego Crush
Points
% of total points 70.8
1
Alex Smith
QB
35
0
49.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
16.4
19.66
23.2%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
10
14.57
14.1%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
7.3
11.1
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Sturgeon Bulldogs had an 86.0-53.5 lead. For Sturgeon Bulldogs, Russell Wilson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass. Alex Smith had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for San Diego Crush, while Julio Jones had a 21-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Sturgeon Bulldogs   San Diego Crush

What If

Sturgeon Bulldogs would have beaten only two other teams besides San Diego Crush this week.
San Diego Crush would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If they played San Diego Crush every week, Sturgeon Bulldogs would be 6-3 this season.
San Diego Crush would have gotten the victory over Sturgeon Bulldogs 136.7-125.44 had they played each other last week.
Sturgeon Bulldogs would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Diego Crush.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sturgeon Bulldogs, San Diego Crush would be 2-6.
If Sturgeon Bulldogs had played every team in the league each week, they would be 75-96.
If they played every team every week, San Diego Crush would be 58-113.

Next Week Preview

San Diego Crush
Coming up next week, 15th-place San Diego Crush (3-6) will take on sixth-place The Flying Wedgies (6-3). San Diego Crush will have to account for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Julio Jones, has a bye in Week 10. The Flying Wedgies will be without Todd Gurley II.
Sturgeon Bulldogs
Sturgeon Bulldogs (4-5) face Sierra Nevada Giants (6-3) in Week 10. Sturgeon Bulldogs will have to prepare for the fact that their second-highest scorer this week, Hayden Hurst, is out on bye in Week 10. Sierra Nevada Giants will be without Younghoe Koo. In terms of recent scoring output, these two teams have been mirror images of each other lately. Sturgeon Bulldogs have put up 127.03 points per game over the last three weeks, while Sierra Nevada Giants have averaged 124.74 per matchup over that same span.