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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Watcher
6-2-1 65
70.38
 
VS
proj
The Punisher
46 6-3
58.03

The Punisher succumb to The Watcher, 65-46

There's no way around it, The Punisher underperformed, at least based on projections, as The Watcher secured a 65-46 victory. The Watcher never trailed in this one after grabbing a 5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Stefon Diggs (5 points) and Rodrigo Blankenship (5). Greg Zuerlein (4-4 FG, 45 long, 1-1 XP) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for The Punisher in the loss. The Watcher (6-2-1) will look to keep it rolling against GRAVE DIGGER, while The Punisher (6-3) attempt to get some positive momentum against GULLY.

Matchup Timeline

  The Watcher   The Punisher

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (283 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 38 points against the Dolphins in Week 9. His scoring output was 69.6% more than his 22.4-point projection and was higher than his 25.67-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

The Watcher
Points
% of total points 65
1
Kyler Murray
QB
38
22.4
58.5%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
5
7.42
7.7%
3
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
5
8.08
7.7%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
5
3.79
7.7%
The Punisher
Points
% of total points 46
1
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
7.65
32.6%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
10
5.15
21.7%
3
Jonnu Smith
TE
7
3.98
15.2%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
4
5.39
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for The Watcher, while Diontae Johnson had a 42-yard catch, helping The Watcher to a 62-43 lead.

Points By Position

  The Watcher   The Punisher

Game Notes

The Watcher won despite the fact that only two of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
The Punisher had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Punisher can partially blame the loss on Calvin Ridley, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The Punisher ranked 12th in the league in points scored this week, while The Watcher ranked 8th.
This defeat puts an end to a five-game winning streak for The Punisher.
Not only did The Watcher win, but they also covered the 12.35-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Greg Zuerlein put up 15 points, the top overall score for a K this week.

Coach Talk

The Watcher
Innovative play design and countless hours in the film room. Blood, sweat, and tears on the practice field. Full attention from all 11 guys in the huddle. Every single route, every single throw, meticulously planned and flawlessly executed. And the final result? A superb 21 completions on 26 attempts: good enough for a completion percentage of 81 percent for Kyler Murray this past week. The Dolphins secondary didn't see it coming!.
The Punisher
Our starting QB threw three interceptions and no touchdowns? I guess we're presented with a couple of options here. Were the Saints actually that strong defending the pass, or was Tom Brady just that sloppy from the pocket? What do you think, The Punisher, do we continue to start him with confidence?