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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
5-4 77
75.64
 
VS
proj
Butler Jets
63 2-7
81.82

Throw up the X top Butler Jets for third straight win, 77-63

Throw up the X extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Butler Jets, securing a 77-63 victory. Butler Jets nabbed a 7-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but Throw up the X held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Herbert, who passed for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 24 yards for 30 points, and DJ Chark Jr., who caught 7 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown (23 points). JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 93 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Matthew Stafford (211 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did everything they could for Butler Jets in the loss. Throw up the X (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against plano tiburon, while Butler Jets (2-7) will take on KGG FB in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   Butler Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith (1 Rec, 14 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 7 points against the Buccaneers in Week 9. His scoring output nearly doubled his 3.61-point projection and was much higher than his 3.2-point season scoring average. Smith will face the 49ers next week.
Tre'Quan Smith

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 77
1
Justin Herbert
QB
30
29.44
39%
2
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
23
7.34
29.9%
3
Gus Edwards
RB
7
6.79
9.1%
4
Tre'Quan Smith
WR
7
3.61
9.1%
Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 63
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15
8.5
23.8%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
12
27.35
19%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
9
9.35
14.3%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
3.32
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Chark Jr. had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Throw up the X, who trailed 40-33 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Throw up the X to contribute to a 69-61 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   Butler Jets

What If

Throw up the X would not have beaten any other team in the league besides Butler Jets this week, but would have tied one other team.
Butler Jets would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
If Throw up the X played Butler Jets every week this season, they'd be 6-3.
Had they played each other last week, Throw up the X would have defeated Butler Jets 99-62.
Throw up the X would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Butler Jets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Throw up the X, Butler Jets would be 2-6.
If Throw up the X had played every team in the league each week, they would be 45-53-1.
If they played every team every week, Butler Jets would be 22-74-3.

Next Week Preview

Butler Jets
In Week 10, Butler Jets (2-7, last-place) are scheduled to square off against KGG FB (3-6, 10th-place). Butler Jets might need to shuffle their lineup some with Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Sammy Watkins out on bye in Week 10. KGG FB will be without Julio Jones.
Throw up the X
One streak will meet its demise next week, as Throw up the X (5-4) enter Week 10 on a three-match winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (plano tiburon, 4-5), have earned two consecutive victories. Throw up the X might have to shuffle their lineup some with Ezekiel Elliott out on bye in Week 10. plano tiburon won't have Patrick Mahomes or Frank Gore. Over the last three weeks, Throw up the X have put up 98 points per game, while plano tiburon have averaged just 79.33 per contest.