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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Ground Game Keeper
3-6 99.34
99.01
 
VS
proj
Amanda Hugginkiss™️
94.1 3-6
93.49

Despite top scorer McCaffrey, Amanda Hugginkiss™️ fall to Ground Game Keeper, 99.34-94.10

Christian McCaffrey racked up 27.1 points for Amanda Hugginkiss™️, the best total in the matchup and sixth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Ground Game Keeper, who rallied to earn a 99.34-94.10 win. After trailing 94.10-92.24 heading into Monday night, Ground Game Keeper staged a comeback behind Damien Harris (71 Rush Yds). Christian McCaffrey (27.1 points) and Tyreek Hill (24.1) did everything they could for Amanda Hugginkiss™️ in defeat. Ground Game Keeper improve to 3-6 on the season, while Amanda Hugginkiss™️ fall to 3-6.

Matchup Timeline

  Ground Game Keeper   Amanda Hugginkiss™️

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Badgley (2-3 FG, 45 long, 2-2 XP) scored 9 points against the Raiders in Week 9. He scored right around his 8.62-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Badgley will face the Dolphins next week.
Michael Badgley

Top Player Comparison

Ground Game Keeper
Points
% of total points 99.34
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.44
23.04
23.6%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
17.5
11.04
17.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
16.1
10.82
16.2%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
9.5
10.93
9.6%
Amanda Hugginkiss™️
Points
% of total points 94.1
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.1
13.26
28.8%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
24.1
12.03
25.6%
3
Derek Carr
QB
14
16.18
14.9%
4
Jason Sanders
K
14
8.1
14.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Amanda Hugginkiss™️ became the proud owner of a 62.30-52.80 lead. Terry McLaurin had a 68-yard touchdown catch for Ground Game Keeper, while A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for Amanda Hugginkiss™️ with a 28-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, after which Amanda Hugginkiss™️ had a 92.30-92.24 lead. For Ground Game Keeper, Justin Herbert had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass. Derek Carr had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass for Amanda Hugginkiss™️, while Jason Sanders had a 56-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Ground Game Keeper   Amanda Hugginkiss™️

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starters on Ground Game Keeper exceeded their scoring projections.
Amanda Hugginkiss™️ had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for Amanda Hugginkiss™️ (Christian McCaffrey and Tyreek Hill) scored more points than Justin Herbert, the leading scorer for Ground Game Keeper.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 5.24-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Ground Game Keeper managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 5.52-point projected margin of victory.
Ground Game Keeper moves to (1-1) in comeback games this season, while Amanda Hugginkiss™️ falls to (0-1).
For Amanda Hugginkiss™️, Christian McCaffrey (27.1 points) posted the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Ground Game Keeper
Nice work, Ground Game Keeper. Assembling a lineup that tallied over 99 points this past week. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Amanda Hugginkiss™️, take this win in stride, and continue our march towards the Hiawatha League of Champions championship.
Amanda Hugginkiss™️
Let's use this defeat as a learning experience and try to re-focus for in Week 10. Pick up what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are putting down, and deploy the strongest possible lineup next week Keep pushing forward, Amanda Hugginkiss™️!