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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
We Were Skoldiers
6-3 77.6
87.84
 
VS
proj
Tanking for Trevor
75.58 1-8
74.12

Offensively challenged We Were Skoldiers top Tanking for Trevor in 77.60-75.58 battle

With the 10th-ranked point total in the league for the week, We Were Skoldiers were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, eking out a 77.60-75.58 victory over Tanking for Trevor. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as We Were Skoldiers led 77.60-54.10 heading into Monday night. Tanking for Trevor made it interesting behind Joe Flacco (21.48 points). Kirk Cousins (220 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Harrison Butker (2-3 FG, 55 long, 3-4 XP) were the standout performers for We Were Skoldiers in the win. We Were Skoldiers (6-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Waynes Wacky Weasels, while Tanking for Trevor (1-8) match up against Purple Cobras in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  We Were Skoldiers   Tanking for Trevor

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith caught 2 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown as the Titans beat the Bears 24-17. In doing so, he put up 9.2 points and scored 43.5% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on We Were Skoldiers this week. Smith will face the Colts in Week 10.
Jonnu Smith

Top Player Comparison

We Were Skoldiers
Points
% of total points 77.6
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.8
16.5
26.8%
2
Harrison Butker
K
11
10.33
14.2%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
9.5
10.93
12.2%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9.4
9.55
12.1%
Tanking for Trevor
Points
% of total points 75.58
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.1
12.03
31.9%
2
Joe Flacco
QB
21.48
13.4
28.4%
3
Zane Gonzalez
K
7
8.4
9.3%
4
Mike Evans
WR
6.4
7.93
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which We Were Skoldiers had a 66.70-37.10 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass for We Were Skoldiers, while Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Tanking for Trevor with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Monday
Joe Flacco had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Tanking for Trevor.

Points By Position

  We Were Skoldiers   Tanking for Trevor

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. We Were Skoldiers scored less in this one (77.6) than their season average of 95.26.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Tanking for Trevor. They've dropped their last four matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Tanking for Trevor need some help then, averaging just 81.93 versus We Were Skoldiers's 95.26.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" We Were Skoldiers (6-3) have a better record than Tanking for Trevor (1-8).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Tanking for Trevor has left more points on the bench this season (349.42) than We Were Skoldiers (257.6).
Tanking for Trevor are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than We Were Skoldiers (6 vs 1).
We Were Skoldiers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Tanking for Trevor (0).
We Were Skoldiers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Tanking for Trevor (2 vs 0).
We Were Skoldiers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Tanking for Trevor (5 vs 4).
We Were Skoldiers have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Tanking for Trevor (36 vs 25).
Tanking for Trevor have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (10) than We Were Skoldiers (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, We Were Skoldiers have outscored Tanking for Trevor at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
We Were Skoldiers was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Tanking for Trevor (0).
Don't worry Tanking for Trevor, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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