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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Smiley Face!
5-4 131.7
119.59
 
VS
proj
Under the InfluWentz
86.96 1-8
116.39

Smiley Face! brush off projections, knock off Under the InfluWentz in 131.70-86.96 rout

Smiley Face! showed up, rolling to a 131.70-86.96 victory over Under the InfluWentz, who fell short of projections. Smiley Face! took a 12.90-point lead on Thursday behind Aaron Jones and never looked back. Cam Newton (24.56 points) and Will Fuller V (21) did their part for Under the InfluWentz in defeat. Smiley Face! (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against BAMFS, while Under the InfluWentz (1-8) will attempt to get back in the win column against Tompa Bay.

Matchup Timeline

  Smiley Face!   Under the InfluWentz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Saints defense scored 16 points against the Buccaneers in Week 9 to more-than-triple their 4.38-point projection. They allowed only 3 points, surrendered 194 yards, and intercepted 3 passes to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player in the league this season. Next week, the Saints will go up against the 49ers.
The New Orleans Saints defense

Top Player Comparison

Smiley Face!
Points
% of total points 131.7
1
Stefon Diggs
WR
20.8
18.87
15.8%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.6
24.57
14.1%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
16
4.38
12.1%
4
Robby Anderson
WR
15.3
14.59
11.6%
Under the InfluWentz
Points
% of total points 86.96
1
Cam Newton
QB
24.56
22.16
28.2%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
21
16.54
24.1%
3
Eric Ebron
TE
11.2
9.46
12.9%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
10.1
14.39
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Will Fuller V had a 77-yard touchdown catch for Under the InfluWentz, who trailed 115.70-41.10 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Smiley Face!   Under the InfluWentz

What If

Smiley Face! would have beaten seven other teams besides Under the InfluWentz this week.
Under the InfluWentz would have lost to nine other teams besides Smiley Face! this week.
If Smiley Face! played Under the InfluWentz every week this season, they'd be 7-2.
Under the InfluWentz would have topped Smiley Face! 128.42-96.32 had they played each other last week.
Smiley Face! would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Under the InfluWentz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Smiley Face!, Under the InfluWentz would be 3-5.
If Smiley Face! had played every team in the league each week, they would be 60-39.
If they played every team every week, Under the InfluWentz would be 29-70.

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