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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
ReEL'm iN
4-4 150.25
132.58
 
VS
proj
NoFatChicks
127.8 2-6
141.5

ReEL'm iN defeat NoFatChicks in 150.25-127.80 landslide

ReEL'm iN showed up, rolling to a 150.25-127.80 victory over NoFatChicks, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to figure out who would lead the way in this one, as ReEL'm iN leapt out to a 40.25-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from the Cleveland Browns defense and Kirk Cousins. the Browns defense allowed 16 points, surrendered 348 yards, and forced 3 turnovers for 29 points, while Cousins passed for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns (23.45 points). The Miami Dolphins defense (9 Pts Allowed, 272 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Keenan Allen (12 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) led the charge for NoFatChicks in defeat. ReEL'm iN (4-4) will look to build on their success against Hail Mary ๐Ÿ™, while NoFatChicks (2-6) attempt to right the ship against Vegas Bound.

Matchup Timeline

  ReEL'm iN   NoFatChicks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Browns defense overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 29 points against their 10.92-point projection. During a 41-16 win over the Bengals, they allowed 16 points, surrendered 348 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Browns defense will face the Patriots next week.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

ReEL'm iN
Points
% of total points 150.25
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
29
10.92
19.3%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
27.6
14.15
18.4%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
23.45
21.12
15.6%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
14.6
12.88
9.7%
NoFatChicks
Points
% of total points 127.8
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
28
17.71
21.9%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
27.4
17.07
21.4%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
16
6.88
12.5%
4
Jordan Love
QB
13.8
19.26
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 50-yard touchdown pass for ReEL'm iN, helping the team to a 104.45-64.20 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was ReEL'm iN who emerged with the lead, 132.05-123.80. For ReEL'm iN, DeVonta Smith had a 28-yard touchdown catch. Jordan Love made the highlight reel for NoFatChicks with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  ReEL'm iN   NoFatChicks

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. ReEL'm iN scored less in this one (150.25) than their season average of 158.79.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. ReEL'm iN (4-4) have a better record than NoFatChicks (2-6).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. NoFatChicks has left more points on the bench this season (489.9) than ReEL'm iN (291.2).
In dire times, at least ReEL'm iN keep it close. They've been blown out less times than NoFatChicks (2 vs 3).
ReEL'm iN are clutch masters, with more close wins than NoFatChicks (1 vs 0).
ReEL'm iN should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than NoFatChicks (5 vs 4).
Well, thereโ€™s one stat in favor of NoFatChicks - theyโ€™ve made more transactions (5) than ReEL'm iN (1) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, ReEL'm iN have outscored NoFatChicks at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for ReEL'm iN had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for NoFatChicks (1).
There's not much good to say about NoFatChicks this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

NoFatChicks
Two teams with matching 2-6 records, 12th-place NoFatChicks will now get a date with 13th-place Vegas Bound in Week 10. Each side has two bye weeks to worry about in Week 10, as Ja'Marr Chase and C.J. Uzomah are off for NoFatChicks and Daniel Jones and Damien Williams for Vegas Bound.
ReEL'm iN
A couple of teams sporting identical 4-4 records, ReEL'm iN and Hail Mary ๐Ÿ™ will go head-to-head next week in a mid-season matchup. ReEL'm iN might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Brandin Cooks out on bye in Week 10. Hail Mary ๐Ÿ™ will be without Cole Kmet, Joe Burrow, Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, and the Cincinnati Bengals defense. Over the last three weeks, ReEL'm iN have scored 121.67 points per game, while Hail Mary ๐Ÿ™ have averaged 134.33 per contest.