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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Cook the Herb
7-2 202.87
236.84
 
VS
proj
Penny Trading
162.31 6-3
241.94

Cook the Herb beat Penny Trading for sixth straight win, 202.87-162.31

Cook the Herb extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over Penny Trading, securing a 202.87-162.31 victory. Penny Trading took a 17.78-point lead on Thursday, but Cook the Herb held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Herbert, who passed for 356 yards , ran for 14 yards and scored 3 touchdowns for 49.64 points, and the New England Patriots defense, who allowed only 6 points, surrendered 240 yards, and intercepted 3 passes (24.5 points). Carson Wentz (35.18 points) and Dak Prescott (28.38) carried the flag for Penny Trading in the loss. Cook the Herb (7-2) will look to build on their success against ChupapiMuyanyo 😎, while Penny Trading (6-3) take on ITZDREYDAY in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cook the Herb   Penny Trading

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 24.5 points against their 10.83-point projection. In a 24-6 win over the Panthers, they allowed only 6 points, surrendered 240 yards, and intercepted 3 passes. The Patriots defense ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Cook the Herb
Points
% of total points 202.87
1
Justin Herbert
QB
49.64
38.05
24.5%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
24.5
10.83
12.1%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
21.38
34.99
10.5%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
17.4
17.43
8.6%
Penny Trading
Points
% of total points 162.31
1
Carson Wentz
QB
35.18
32.24
21.7%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
28.38
37.12
17.5%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.5
25.14
12.6%
4
Isaiah Simmons
LB
14
14.81
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 66-yard run for Cook the Herb to contribute to a 136.53-88.21 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 49-yard pass for Cook the Herb to contribute to a 202.87-125.11 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cook the Herb   Penny Trading

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cook the Herb scored less in this one (202.87) than their season average of 213.87.
Cook the Herb are on fire, winning six in a row.
Cook the Herb are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Penny Trading (1).
Cook the Herb have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Penny Trading (2 vs 0).
Penny Trading have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Cook the Herb (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Cook the Herb have outscored Penny Trading at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
Cook the Herb don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 13 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Cook the Herb had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Penny Trading (0).
Time to rest the starters for Cook the Herb. They've clinched a playoff spot while Penny Trading are currently on the outside looking in.
Hey Penny Trading, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Cook the Herb
Listen Cook the Herb, the good news is that we took this matchup by 40.56 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 8 stood at 215.24. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Penny Trading
Well, we can't really gripe about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 40 times in Week 9. Chemistry and timing seem to be issues as that group tallied only 24 receptions.