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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
BOOM!
6-3 99.58
80.92
 
VS
proj
Packer backers
93.92 4-5
81.69

BOOM! hand Packer backers third straight loss, 99.58-93.92

BOOM! emerged victorious with a 99.58-93.92 victory to hand Packer backers their third straight loss. BOOM! jumped out to a 41.96-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 51.2 points from Dalvin Cook (206 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 46 Rec Yds) and the Tennessee Titans defense (17 Pts Allowed, 375 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and never looked back. Drew Lock (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Christian Kirk (5 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Packer backers in the loss. BOOM! (6-3) will look to earn another win against Rookie, while Packer backers (4-5) face off against Jake's Swag Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  BOOM!   Packer backers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 375 yards, and forcing 2 fumbles against the Bears, the Titans defense scored 14 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 7.37-point projection and was much higher than their 6.5-point season scoring average. The Titans defense will face the Colts next week.
The Tennessee Titans defense

Top Player Comparison

BOOM!
Points
% of total points 99.58
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
37.2
17.82
37.4%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.3
8.42
15.4%
3
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
14
7.37
14.1%
4
Evan Engram
TE
10.8
6.51
10.8%
Packer backers
Points
% of total points 93.92
1
Drew Lock
QB
30.22
16.89
32.2%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
18.3
7.39
19.5%
3
Josh Jacobs
RB
12.8
13.32
13.6%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
11.5
4.98
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which BOOM! boasted an 80.48-38.52 lead. For BOOM!, Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard touchdown run. Drew Lock made the highlight reel for Packer backers with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Christian Kirk had a 56-yard touchdown catch for Packer backers, while Nelson Agholor had a 45-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 95.78-88.12 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  BOOM!   Packer backers

Game Notes

Just four of the nine starting players on BOOM! exceeded their projected scoring totals.
Packer backers had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
BOOM! won despite starting Brandon Aiyuk, who scored zero points.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
On the losing side, Drew Lock scored 30.22 points, the fifth-highest score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Packer backers
A pair of squads sporting matching 4-5 records, 10th-place Packer backers will now get a date with ninth-place Jake's Swag Team in Week 10. Through nine weeks of action, Packer backers are ranked 10th in points scored, while Jake's Swag Team have tallied the league's ninth-highest point total. Over the last three weeks, Packer backers has put up 76.53 points per game, while Jake's Swag Team has averaged 84.73 per contest.
BOOM!
Two squads that are both on matching two-game winning streaks, BOOM! (6-3) square off against Rookie (4-5) next week in a mid-season showdown. BOOM! might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with La'Mical Perine out on bye next week. Rookie will be without Younghoe Koo, Julio Jones, and the Kansas City Chiefs defense. Over the last three weeks, BOOM! have put up 98.23 points per game, while Rookie have averaged 86.41 per contest.