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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Suck ItTrebek
6-3 86.6
93.46
 
VS
proj
Mean Machine
86.46 4-5
66.69

Back-and-forth battle ends with Suck ItTrebek coming back to beat Mean Machine in 86.60-86.46 battle

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring four lead changes, Suck ItTrebek earned a come-from-behind win over Mean Machine, coming back to earn an 86.60-86.46 victory. After trailing 86.46-84.10 heading into Monday night, Suck ItTrebek came back behind the New England Patriots defense (2.5 points). Matt Ryan (27.36 points) and Travis Kelce (17.9) were the top performers for Mean Machine in the loss. Suck ItTrebek (6-3) will look to rack up another win against Pack Attack, while Mean Machine (4-5) meet The Awesomeness in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Suck ItTrebek   Mean Machine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12.8 points, McKinnon scored 62.8% more than his 7.86-point projection as the 49ers lost to the Packers 34-17. He racked up 68 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Suck ItTrebek this week. McKinnon will play the Saints in Week 10.
Jerick McKinnon

Top Player Comparison

Suck ItTrebek
Points
% of total points 86.6
1
Russell Wilson
QB
34.1
28.78
39.4%
2
Jerick McKinnon
RB
12.8
7.86
14.8%
3
Jason Myers
K
12
8.47
13.9%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
7.5
8.17
8.7%
Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 86.46
1
Matt Ryan
QB
27.36
21.8
31.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
17.9
12.15
20.7%
3
Wayne Gallman Jr.
RB
13.7
6.91
15.8%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.91
13.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Mean Machine owned an 82.36-73.60 lead. For Suck ItTrebek, Russell Wilson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass. Matt Ryan had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine, while Travis Kelce had a 44-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Suck ItTrebek   Mean Machine

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on Suck ItTrebek scored more than their point projections.
Despite six of their nine starters scoring higher than their points projection, Mean Machine lost.
Mean Machine could have used points from Calvin Ridley and Tee Higgins, as both put up goose eggs.
Suck ItTrebek got the win despite recording a season-low 86.6 points.
Suck ItTrebek won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Mean Machine outscored their projection.
The matchup's 0.14-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Suck ItTrebek. They got the W, but failed to cover the 26.77-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this season, Suck ItTrebek moves to (1-0), while Mean Machine falls to (1-1).

Next Week Preview

Mean Machine
Looking ahead to Week 10, seventh-place Mean Machine (4-5) will look to get back on track against second-place The Awesomeness (6-3). Mean Machine might need to shuffle the deck some with Matt Ryan, Travis Kelce, Younghoe Koo, and Calvin Ridley out on bye in Week 10. Nine weeks into the season, Mean Machine have accumulated the league's third-lowest point total while The Awesomeness (106.55 PPG) are ranked third.
Suck ItTrebek
In a showdown between a pair of teams separated by just a game in the standings, Suck ItTrebek (6-3) will take on Pack Attack (5-4) in Week 10. Suck ItTrebek will have to prepare for the fact that Amari Cooper has a bye in Week 10. Pack Attack will be without Tyreek Hill, Greg Zuerlein, and Le'Veon Bell. Over the past two weeks, Suck ItTrebek have scored 89.72 points per game, while Pack Attack have averaged 108.29 per contest.