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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
7-2 190.1
186.4
 
VS
proj
LA Rams
189.54 5-4
180.92

Detroit Lions top LA Rams for third straight win in 190.10-189.54 battle

Detroit Lions extended their win streak to three games with a close win over LA Rams, squeaking by for a 190.10-189.54 victory. LA Rams had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Detroit Lions led 183.70-182.44 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 7.1 points from Damien Harris on Monday night for LA Rams. DJ Chark Jr. (7 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Lamar Jackson (170 Pass Yds, 58 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) were the standout performers for Detroit Lions in the victory. Detroit Lions (7-2) will look to build on their success against Denver Broncos, while LA Rams (5-4) will face off against Baltimore Ravens in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   LA Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching one pass for 25 yards and a touchdown against the Seahawks, McKenzie recorded 9.6 points this week. His scoring output nearly tripled his 3.24-point projection and was much higher than his 4.27-point season scoring average. McKenzie will face the Cardinals next week.
Isaiah McKenzie

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 190.1
1
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
27.6
12.65
14.5%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.6
25.11
9.8%
3
Jordan Poyer
S
15.5
9.08
8.2%
4
Daniel Sorensen
S
14
6.07
7.4%
LA Rams
Points
% of total points 189.54
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
28.24
27.22
14.9%
2
Jayon Brown
LB
20
10.49
10.6%
3
Jabrill Peppers
S
18
5.63
9.5%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.1
10.53
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Detroit Lions boasted a 160.80-114.94 lead. DJ Chark Jr. had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Detroit Lions, while Isaiah McKenzie had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for LA Rams with a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
CeeDee Lamb had a 20-yard touchdown catch for LA Rams, who trailed 183.70-167.64 after the late afternoon round of games.
Sunday Night
Deonte Harris had a 40-yard catch for LA Rams, who trailed 183.70-182.44 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   LA Rams

What If

Detroit Lions would have beaten 11 other teams besides LA Rams this week.
LA Rams would have lost to seven other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
If they played LA Rams every week, Detroit Lions would be 7-2 this season.
Last week, Detroit Lions would have defeated LA Rams 215.74-189.34.
Detroit Lions would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as LA Rams.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Detroit Lions, LA Rams would be 6-2.
If Detroit Lions had played every team in the league each week, they would be 121-50.
If they played every team every week, LA Rams would be 102-69.

Coach Talk

Detroit Lions
Listen Detroit Lions, we're glass-half-full kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's slipped recently, we'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 215.77 points through Week 8, our crew has certainly proven that it's even stronger than the 190.1 we needed to win this past week!
LA Rams
Yo, LA Rams, what'd your wideouts do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? Seeing only 17 total targets this past week, our five wide receivers clearly got on the bad side of their respective QBs.