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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Tyler's Tip-Top Team
5-4 206.58
158.95
 
VS
proj
Ultimate Badasses
205.4 7-2
175.63

Tyler's Tip-Top Team top projections, earn win over Ultimate Badasses in 206.58-205.40 battle

Both teams exceeded expectations, but Tyler's Tip-Top Team knocked off Ultimate Badasses, eking out a 206.58-205.40 victory. Ultimate Badasses made a run at it on Sunday night, but they fell short. Tyler's Tip-Top Team led 206.58-200.76 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 4.64 points from Chris Godwin on Sunday night for Ultimate Badasses. Ben Roethlisberger (306 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Drew Lock (313 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) won the week for Tyler's Tip-Top Team in the victory. Tyler's Tip-Top Team (5-4) will look to add to their success against Red Storm, while Ultimate Badasses (7-2) will attempt to get back on track against Manager-less Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Tyler's Tip-Top Team   Ultimate Badasses

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19 points, McManus scored 70.4% more than his 11.15-point projection as the Broncos lost to the Falcons 34-27. He made both of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Tyler's Tip-Top Team this week. Next week, McManus will go up against the Raiders.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

Tyler's Tip-Top Team
Points
% of total points 206.58
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
54.92
45.82
26.6%
2
Drew Lock
QB
52.18
37.84
25.3%
3
Terry McLaurin
WR
21.6
10.63
10.5%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
19
11.57
9.2%
Ultimate Badasses
Points
% of total points 205.4
1
Russell Wilson
QB
54.2
50.09
26.4%
2
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
52.76
37.94
25.7%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.08
12.64
10.7%
4
Tyler Bass
K
17
11.24
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Ultimate Badasses owned a 171.88-132.66 lead. Drew Lock had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Tyler's Tip-Top Team, while Travis Kelce had a 44-yard catch. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson had a 55-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Ultimate Badasses, while Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger had a 42-yard pass for Tyler's Tip-Top Team to contribute to a 206.58-200.76 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Tyler's Tip-Top Team   Ultimate Badasses

Game Notes

Tyler's Tip-Top Team had six of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
Ultimate Badasses lost despite seven of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Tyler's Tip-Top Team won despite starting Calvin Ridley, who scored zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
The matchup included the week's two highest scores.
The matchup's 1.18-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Tyler's Tip-Top Team moves to (3-0) in close games this year, while Ultimate Badasses falls to (1-1).
A bright spot in the loss, Russell Wilson (54.2 points) registered the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Next Week Preview

Ultimate Badasses
With Ultimate Badasses and Manager-less Team both currently riding two-game losing skids, something will have to give next week. Ultimate Badasses might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Clyde Edwards-Helaire out on bye next week. Manager-less Team will be without Matt Ryan and Chris Herndon.
Tyler's Tip-Top Team
Two teams sporting matching 5-4 records, Tyler's Tip-Top Team and Red Storm will go at it next week in a mid-season matchup. Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Greg Zuerlein, Travis Kelce, Julio Jones, Hayden Hurst, and Calvin Ridley are off for Tyler's Tip-Top Team, while Red Storm will be missing Patrick Mahomes, Harrison Butker, Todd Gurley II, and Amari Cooper. Over the past two weeks, Tyler's Tip-Top Team have scored 170.52 points per game, while Red Storm have averaged 178.5 per contest.