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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
don't @ me brah
8-1 72.1
92.41
 
VS
proj
Fantastic Frinks
55.1 3-6
68.11

Offensively challenged don't @ me brah defeat Fantastic Frinks, 72.1-55.1

While they ranked only 11th in the league in points scored for the week, don't @ me brah came out on top with a 72.1-55.1 victory over Fantastic Frinks. don't @ me brah took an early 1.3-point lead on Thursday. Fantastic Frinks bounced back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by the New York Giants defense (13 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (9.4). Unphased, don't @ me brah pulled it together later that afternoon, as Derek Carr (14 points) and Darren Waller (8.2) put them back in the lead for good. don't @ me brah (8-1) have now won eight straight matchups and will look to keep it rolling against The Mad Scientist. Fantastic Frinks (3-6) attempt to generate some positive momentum against The Placebo Arm.

Matchup Timeline

  don't @ me brah   Fantastic Frinks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown against the Jaguars, Fuller V scored 16 points this week. His scoring output was 49% more than his 10.74-point projection and was much higher than his 10.56-point season scoring average. Fuller V ranks #48 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Will Fuller V

Top Player Comparison

don't @ me brah
Points
% of total points 72.1
1
Will Fuller V
WR
16
10.74
22.2%
2
Derek Carr
QB
14
16.18
19.4%
3
Brandon McManus
K
11
8.33
15.3%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
9.5
10.93
13.2%
Fantastic Frinks
Points
% of total points 55.1
1
The New York Giants defense
DEF
13
7.25
23.6%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9.4
9.55
17.1%
3
Matt Prater
K
9
8.55
16.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
6.4
7.93
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Will Fuller V had a 77-yard touchdown catch for don't @ me brah, who trailed 48.7-41.8 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Derek Carr had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for don't @ me brah, helping the team to a 72.1-48.7 lead.

Points By Position

  don't @ me brah   Fantastic Frinks

Game Notes

don't @ me brah got the win despite the fact that only two of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
Fantastic Frinks had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
don't @ me brah got the victory despite putting up a season-low 72.1 points.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
This matchup featured the week's two lowest scores.
don't @ me brah managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 24.3-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the New York Giants defense recorded 13 points, the third-best score for a DEF this week.

Next Week Preview

Fantastic Frinks
Losing skids will collide next week as 10th-place Fantastic Frinks have now lost three consecutive games while their opponent, The Placebo Arm, have dropped two straight. Fantastic Frinks might have to rearrange the deck some with Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Hayden Hurst, and Brian Hill out on bye next week. The Placebo Arm will be without Harrison Butker.
don't @ me brah
Next week will feature two squads heading in opposite directions, as don't @ me brah (8-1) enter Week 10 on an eight-game winning streak, while their opposition (The Mad Scientist, 4-5), come in as losers of three straight. Nine weeks into the season, don't @ me brah have scored the second-most points in the league while The Mad Scientist (and their 81.09 points per game) are ranked last. Over the last three weeks, don't @ me brah have put up 97.73 points per game, while The Mad Scientist have averaged only 51.84 per contest.