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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Serial Joe
5-4 130.92
125.82
 
VS
proj
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
115.04 7-2
121.62

Serial Joe knock off Dont Stop Be-Thielen for third straight win, 130.92-115.04

Serial Joe extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Dont Stop Be-Thielen, earning a 130.92-115.04 victory. Dont Stop Be-Thielen nabbed a 41.74-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Dalvin Cook, who racked up 252 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 42.2 points, and Deshaun Watson, who passed for 281 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 50 yards (26.24 points). But Serial Joe held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Kyler Murray, who passed for 283 yards , ran for 106 yards and scored 4 touchdowns for 42.92 points, and A.J. Brown, who caught 4 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown (20.1 points). Serial Joe (5-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against JJingleheimerSchmidt, while Dont Stop Be-Thielen (7-2) attempt to develop some positive momentum against Le’Veon a Prayer.

Matchup Timeline

  Serial Joe   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Murray (283 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) scored 42.92 points in a 34-31 lost to the Dolphins in Week 9. His scoring output was 75.9% more than his 24.4-point projection and was much higher than his 28.39-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Serial Joe
Points
% of total points 130.92
1
Kyler Murray
QB
42.92
24.4
32.8%
2
A.J. Brown
WR
20.1
13.29
15.4%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
13.4
19.67
10.2%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
12.4
9.99
9.5%
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Points
% of total points 115.04
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
42.2
19.45
36.7%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
26.24
24.21
22.8%
3
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.16
10.4%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
7.6
15.05
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Dont Stop Be-Thielen had a 100.34-58.60 lead. For Serial Joe, A.J. Brown had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Deshaun Watson had a 77-yard touchdown pass and a 57-yard touchdown pass for Dont Stop Be-Thielen, while Dalvin Cook had a 70-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 56-yard touchdown pass and a 21-yard touchdown pass for Serial Joe, helping the team to a 109.52-100.34 lead.

Points By Position

  Serial Joe   Dont Stop Be-Thielen

StatSmack

Serial Joe are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dont Stop Be-Thielen need some help then, averaging just 122.77 versus Serial Joe's 136.37.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Serial Joe has left fewer points on the bench this season (345.78) than Dont Stop Be-Thielen (405.56).
Serial Joe should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Dont Stop Be-Thielen (8 vs 4).
Serial Joe have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Dont Stop Be-Thielen (45 vs 32).
Dont Stop Be-Thielen have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Serial Joe (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Serial Joe have outscored Dont Stop Be-Thielen at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Dont Stop Be-Thielen, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Serial Joe
Whoa, now that's what we're lookin' for! A staggering 21 completions on 26 attempts for Kyler Murray this past week. Quality and some quantity! That Dolphins secondary didn't know what hit 'em! We know the GM of Serial Joe is thankful for the precision and attention to detail.
Dont Stop Be-Thielen
Posting a pair of catches on just three targets this past week, it seems like the starting RBs for Dont Stop Be-Thielen should investigate why their QBs are giving them the cold shoulder.