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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Rookie
4-5 84.36
95.07
 
VS
proj
Quaran-TEAM
82.7 3-6
84.34

Rookie find way to defeat Quaran-TEAM in 84.36-82.70 battle

Despite being unable to bring their A game and coming up short of their projected point total, Rookie narrowly earned an 84.36-82.70 victory over Quaran-TEAM. Quaran-TEAM made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Rookie led 84.36-80.30 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 2.4 points from James White on Monday night for Quaran-TEAM. DJ Chark Jr. (7 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Brandin Cooks (3 Rec, 83 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) won the week for Rookie in the win. Rookie (4-5) will look to keep it rolling against BOOM!, while Quaran-TEAM (3-6) try to generate some positive momentum against Second half scrubs.

Matchup Timeline

  Rookie   Quaran-TEAM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Dallas overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 9.9 points against his 8.43-point projection. In a 44-34 loss to the Bills, he ran for 31 yards and a touchdown. Dallas will face the Rams next week.
DeeJay Dallas

Top Player Comparison

Rookie
Points
% of total points 84.36
1
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
20.6
8.46
24.4%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
14.3
8.45
17%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.91
14.2%
4
Julio Jones
WR
11.4
12.75
13.5%
Quaran-TEAM
Points
% of total points 82.7
1
Josh Allen
QB
36
22.91
43.5%
2
Mason Crosby
K
12
7.49
14.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
11.5
12.15
13.9%
4
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
7.4
3.84
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Mason Crosby had a 53-yard field goal for Quaran-TEAM, helping to stake Quaran-TEAM to a 12.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Rookie had a 70.80-65.80 lead. DJ Chark Jr. had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Rookie, while Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard touchdown catch. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Quaran-TEAM with a 25-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Rookie   Quaran-TEAM

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Rookie scored less in this one (84.36) than their season average of 98.64.
We heard scoring helps you win. Rookie are doing a better job of that, averaging 98.64 versus Quaran-TEAM's 85.09.
Even the machines think Rookie have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (100.3) than Quaran-TEAM (92.99).
You can't win if you don't play. Quaran-TEAM has left more points on the bench this season (359.64) than Rookie (295.62).
Rookie are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Quaran-TEAM (1).
Rookie have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Quaran-TEAM (2 vs 1).
Rookie have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Quaran-TEAM (35 vs 28).
By position, Rookie have outscored Quaran-TEAM at RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Rookie had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Quaran-TEAM (2).
Don't worry Quaran-TEAM, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Quaran-TEAM
Looking ahead to Week 10, 11th-place Quaran-TEAM (3-6) will look to right the ship against seventh-place Second half scrubs (4-5). Quaran-TEAM might need to shuffle their lineup some with Todd Gurley II, Mecole Hardman, Dalton Schultz, and the Dallas Cowboys defense out on bye next week. Second half scrubs will be without CeeDee Lamb.
Rookie
Two squads that are now on identical two-game win streaks, Rookie (4-5) battle BOOM! (6-3) next week in a mid-season showdown. Rookie might have to rearrange the deck some with Younghoe Koo, Julio Jones, and the Kansas City Chiefs defense out on bye next week. BOOM! will be without La'Mical Perine. Over the last three weeks, Rookie have scored 86.41 points per game, while BOOM! have averaged 98.23 per contest.