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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
THE CIRCLE
4-5 202
185.7
 
VS
proj
Black Hyenas
182 5-4
191.01

THE CIRCLE hand Black Hyenas third straight loss, 202-182

THE CIRCLE earned a 202-182 victory to hand Black Hyenas their third straight loss. THE CIRCLE jumped out to a 49-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Aaron Rodgers (43 points) and Robbie Gould (1-1 FG, 22 long, 2-2 XP) and never looked back. The Tennessee Titans defense (44 points) and Justin Herbert (34) led the way for Black Hyenas in the loss. THE CIRCLE improve to 4-5 on the season, while Black Hyenas fall to 5-4.

Matchup Timeline

  THE CIRCLE   Black Hyenas

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith made 11 tackles and recorded a sack as the Bears lost to the Titans 24-17. In doing so, he put up 15 points to scored 59.7% higher than his 9.39-point projection, the highest percentage of any LB in the league this season. Smith will face the Vikings in Week 10.
Roquan Smith

Top Player Comparison

THE CIRCLE
Points
% of total points 202
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
43
27.52
21.3%
2
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
38
27.81
18.8%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
31
14.41
15.3%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
19
19.74
9.4%
Black Hyenas
Points
% of total points 182
1
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
44
30.78
24.2%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
34
29.95
18.7%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
19
17.87
10.4%
4
Harrison Butker
K
18
14.32
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Aaron Rodgers had a 52-yard touchdown pass and a 36-yard touchdown pass for THE CIRCLE, helping the team to a 49-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Harrison Butker had a 55-yard field goal for Black Hyenas, who trailed 154-87 after the early games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was THE CIRCLE who emerged with the lead, 202-159. For THE CIRCLE, Christian Kirk had a 56-yard touchdown catch. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for Black Hyenas with a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass.

Points By Position

  THE CIRCLE   Black Hyenas

StatSmack

THE CIRCLE must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (202) than their season average (181.67).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Black Hyenas. They've dropped their last three matchups.
Once THE CIRCLE put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Black Hyenas (1 vs 0).
THE CIRCLE laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Black Hyenas (0).
THE CIRCLE don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Black Hyenas (0 vs 1).
THE CIRCLE should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Black Hyenas (4 vs 1).
By position, THE CIRCLE have outscored Black Hyenas at WR this season.
The starters for THE CIRCLE had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Black Hyenas (3).
Hey Black Hyenas, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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