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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Oblong balls
8-1 126.74
110.01
 
VS
proj
The Buzz Saw
73.66 4-5
102.6

Oblong balls defeat The Buzz Saw for sixth straight win in 126.74-73.66 rout

Oblong balls extended their win streak to six games with an easy win over The Buzz Saw, rolling to a 126.74-73.66 victory. Oblong balls got out to a 5.70-point lead on Thursday behind Ross Dwelley (6.7 points) and never let it go. Will Fuller V (5 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James Robinson (99 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for The Buzz Saw in defeat. Oblong balls (8-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against SnitchesGetStitches, while The Buzz Saw (4-5) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Shavin Ryans Private.

Matchup Timeline

  Oblong balls   The Buzz Saw

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown against the Bills, Metcalf recorded 20.3 points this week. He scored 27.8% more than his 15.88-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Metcalf ranks #20 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Oblong balls
Points
% of total points 126.74
1
Justin Herbert
QB
23.44
23.04
18.5%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
22
10.49
17.4%
3
DK Metcalf
WR
20.3
15.88
16%
4
A.J. Brown
WR
18.1
13.29
14.3%
The Buzz Saw
Points
% of total points 73.66
1
Will Fuller V
WR
18.5
13.64
25.1%
2
James Robinson
RB
15.9
14.67
21.6%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
12.4
9.99
16.8%
4
Danny Amendola
WR
11.4
7.87
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but it was Oblong balls who claimed the lead, 81.00-67.30. Jerry Jeudy had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 41-yard catch for Oblong balls, while DK Metcalf had a 41-yard catch. Will Fuller V made the highlight reel for The Buzz Saw with a 77-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Oblong balls to contribute to a 123.44-68.30 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Oblong balls   The Buzz Saw

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Oblong balls exceeded their projected point totals.
The Buzz Saw had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Justin Herbert, Jerry Jeudy, and DK Metcalf all scored more points than Will Fuller V, the leading scorer for The Buzz Saw.
Oblong balls put up more points than their season scoring average (112.9) while The Buzz Saw fell short of theirs (99.11).
Oblong balls put up more points than their projected total, while The Buzz Saw failed to reach their projection.
The matchup's 53.08-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
This defeat snaps a two-match unbeaten streak for The Buzz Saw.
Not only did Oblong balls win, but they also easily covered the 7.41-point forecasted margin of victory.
All eight of the wins for Oblong balls have been blowout wins.

Next Week Preview

The Buzz Saw
The outlook doesn't immediately get any brighter for ninth-place The Buzz Saw, as they next have to go toe-to-toe against the league-leading Shavin Ryans Private in Week 10. Thanks to bye weeks, multiple players will be unavailable in Week 10 for Shavin Ryans Private.
Oblong balls
Week 10 will pit a couple of winning streaks against one other, as Oblong balls (8-1) are on a six-game winning streak, while their upcoming opponent (SnitchesGetStitches, 3-6), have notched three consecutive wins. Oblong balls may have to rearrange the deck some with Dalton Schultz out on bye next week. SnitchesGetStitches will be without Tyreek Hill and Dak Prescott. In terms of scoring production, these two teams have posted strikingly similar results lately. Oblong balls have put up 110.75 points per game over the last three weeks, while SnitchesGetStitches have averaged 110.14 per contest over that same span.