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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Lowered Expectations
4-5 117
113.35
 
VS
proj
X-Factor
80.5 3-6
99.83

X-Factor fall short of predictions, lose to Lowered Expectations in 117.0-80.5 rout

There's no way around it, X-Factor underdelivered, at least according to projections, as Lowered Expectations cruised to a 117.0-80.5 victory. This one was over before it really even started, as Lowered Expectations nabbed a 29.5-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 61 points from Patrick Mahomes (372 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Travis Kelce (10 Rec, 159 Rec Yds). Tyreek Hill (9 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Allen Robinson II (7 Rec, 81 Rec Yds) carried the flag for X-Factor in defeat. Lowered Expectations (4-5) will look to maintain their winning ways against M Squad, while X-Factor (3-6) will try to get back in the win column against Coupe.

Matchup Timeline

  Lowered Expectations   X-Factor

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 39 points against his 26.17-point projection. In a 33-31 win over the Panthers, he passed for 372 yards and 4 touchdowns. Mahomes ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Lowered Expectations
Points
% of total points 117
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
39
26.17
33.3%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
22
14.83
18.8%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
10.5
9.71
9%
4
Chase Claypool
WR
10
11.31
8.5%
X-Factor
Points
% of total points 80.5
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
28.5
14
35.4%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
11.5
12.94
14.3%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
9.5
7.48
11.8%
4
Gus Edwards
RB
8
7.35
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Lowered Expectations who took the lead, 89.5-60.0. Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a 44-yard pass for Lowered Expectations. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 28-yard touchdown pass. Tyreek Hill made the highlight reel for X-Factor with a 28-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Lowered Expectations   X-Factor

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. X-Factor need some help then, averaging just 100.83 versus Lowered Expectations's 114.39.
Even the computers think Lowered Expectations have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (116.05) than X-Factor (100.09).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Lowered Expectations has left fewer points on the bench this season (228.5) than X-Factor (304).
Lowered Expectations don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than X-Factor (2 vs 1).
Lowered Expectations should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than X-Factor (5 vs 4).
By position, Lowered Expectations have outscored X-Factor at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Lowered Expectations don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 12 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Lowered Expectations had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for X-Factor (1).
Don't worry X-Factor, 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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