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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
DESMOND WALCOTT
5-4 120.86
107.3
 
VS
proj
Norseman55's Team
120.44 3-6
117.9

DESMOND WALCOTT defeat Norseman55's Team in 120.86-120.44 battle

DESMOND WALCOTT brought their A game, squeaking by for a 120.86-120.44 victory over Norseman55's Team. Norseman55's Team made a run at it on Sunday night, but they came up short. DESMOND WALCOTT led 120.86-112.34 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 7.1 points from Leonard Fournette on Sunday night for Norseman55's Team. DESMOND WALCOTT were led by Matt Ryan, who passed for 284 yards and 3 touchdowns for 23.36 points, and JuJu Smith-Schuster, who caught 6 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown (18.3 points). DESMOND WALCOTT (5-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against JimJ's Official Team, while Norseman55's Team (3-6) meet Dorjan's Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  DESMOND WALCOTT   Norseman55's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.16 points, the Bills defense nearly tripled that amount by scoring 12 points in a 44-34 win over the Seahawks. They allowed 34 points, surrendered 419 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the fifth-highest percentage of any player in the league this season. The Bills will face the Cardinals next week.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

DESMOND WALCOTT
Points
% of total points 120.86
1
Matt Ryan
QB
23.36
18.76
19.3%
2
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.3
10.76
15.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
16.3
15.72
13.5%
4
James Robinson
RB
15.9
14.67
13.2%
Norseman55's Team
Points
% of total points 120.44
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
32.1
15.75
26.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
24.24
23.04
20.1%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
18.1
13.29
15%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
13.3
14.66
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was DESMOND WALCOTT who emerged with the lead, 102.56-99.04. Matt Ryan had a 51-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for DESMOND WALCOTT, while Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass for Norseman55's Team, while A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  DESMOND WALCOTT   Norseman55's Team

What If

DESMOND WALCOTT would have beaten seven other teams besides Norseman55's Team this week.
Norseman55's Team would have lost to just one other team besides DESMOND WALCOTT this week.
If they played Norseman55's Team every week, DESMOND WALCOTT would be 3-6 this season.
Last week, Norseman55's Team would have defeated DESMOND WALCOTT 84.36-67.24.
DESMOND WALCOTT would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Norseman55's Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as DESMOND WALCOTT, Norseman55's Team would be 5-3.
If DESMOND WALCOTT had played every team in the league each week, they would be 42-39.
If they played every team every week, Norseman55's Team would be 48-33.

Coach Talk

DESMOND WALCOTT
We're curious if the GM of DESMOND WALCOTT was sweating bullets in this one? In a matchup that was ultimately decided by a mere 0.42 points, Harrison Butker (2-for-3 on the day) decided that going 3-for-3 on field goals would've been just a bit too dull. Remember kids, every point matters!
Norseman55's Team
We should use this tough defeat as a learning experience and start thinking about in Week 10, Norseman55's Team. Get familiar with what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are preaching and deploy the most-potent lineup possible next week.