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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Toby Tortoise Part 2
2-7 189
164.16
 
VS
proj
Squad
152 0-9
160.25

Toby Tortoise Part 2 hand Squad ninth consecutive loss in 189-152 rout

Toby Tortoise Part 2 rolled to a 189-152 victory to hand Squad their ninth consecutive loss to open the season. Toby Tortoise Part 2 got out to an early 18-point lead on Thursday. Squad came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (38 points) and Kirk Cousins (36). Unphased, Toby Tortoise Part 2 rallied later that afternoon, as Ben Roethlisberger (59 points) and Leighton Vander Esch (3) put them back in the lead for good. Toby Tortoise Part 2 (2-7) will look to keep it rolling against M@rqo Pe$o, while Squad (0-9) attempt to generate some positive momentum against T Crimson.

Matchup Timeline

  Toby Tortoise Part 2   Squad

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hill (9 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 35 points in a 33-31 win over the Panthers in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 17.24-point projection and was much higher than his 18.67-point season scoring average. Hill ranks #18 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Tyreek Hill

Top Player Comparison

Toby Tortoise Part 2
Points
% of total points 189
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
59
45.55
31.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
35
17.24
18.5%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
17
12.86
9%
4
John Brown
WR
16
10.88
8.5%
Squad
Points
% of total points 152
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
38
16.52
25%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
36
36.26
23.7%
3
Robby Anderson
WR
17
12.73
11.2%
4
Danny Amendola
WR
16
9.76
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but it was Squad who claimed the lead, 149-127. For Toby Tortoise Part 2, Tyreek Hill had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins had a 22-yard touchdown pass for Squad, while Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 42-yard pass for Toby Tortoise Part 2 to contribute to a 189-152 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Toby Tortoise Part 2   Squad

Game Notes

Seven of the 12 starters on Toby Tortoise Part 2 scored higher than their projected point totals.
Squad had only four of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Toby Tortoise Part 2 recorded more points than their projected total, while Squad failed to reach their projection.
Not only did Toby Tortoise Part 2 win, but they also easily covered the 3.91-point predicted margin of victory.
Toby Tortoise Part 2 moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while Squad falls to (0-2).
In a losing effort, Christian McCaffrey scored 38 points, the second-highest score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Squad
On the docket for Week 10, last-place Squad (0-9) will try to right the ship against eighth-place T Crimson (4-5). Each side has a pair of bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as the Dallas Cowboys defense and Harrison Butker are off for Squad and Todd Gurley II and Dak Prescott for T Crimson.
Toby Tortoise Part 2
A couple of 2-7 teams will square off as Toby Tortoise Part 2 square off against M@rqo Pe$o next week in a mid-season showdown. Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Tyreek Hill, Russell Gage, and Leighton Vander Esch are off for Toby Tortoise Part 2 and Hayden Hurst, Jamison Crowder, and Keanu Neal are out for M@rqo Pe$o. Over the last three weeks, Toby Tortoise Part 2 have put up 156.33 points per game, while M@rqo Pe$o have averaged only 121.67 per contest.