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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Comeback Kid
4-5 115.9
87.42
 
VS
proj
Yeti Attack!
75.24 1-8
90.4

The Comeback Kid hand Yeti Attack! seventh consecutive loss in 115.90-75.24 runaway

The Comeback Kid rolled to a 115.90-75.24 victory to hand Yeti Attack! their seventh straight loss. The Comeback Kid took a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind Michael Badgley and never gave it up. Jimmy Garoppolo (20.34 points) and Matt Gay (12) did their part for Yeti Attack! in defeat. The Comeback Kid (4-5) will look to sustain their momentum against The Minor Prophets, while Yeti Attack! (1-8) match up against Isotopes in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Comeback Kid   Yeti Attack!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner (96 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 35.3 points in a 31-17 win over the 49ers in Week 9. His scoring output more-than-quadrupled his 7.5-point projection and was much higher than his 13.61-point season scoring average. Conner ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

The Comeback Kid
Points
% of total points 115.9
1
James Conner
RB
35.3
7.5
30.5%
2
Joe Mixon
RB
23
13.81
19.8%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
17
8
14.7%
4
Jordan Love
QB
12.9
17.59
11.1%
Yeti Attack!
Points
% of total points 75.24
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
20.34
18.69
27%
2
Matt Gay
K
12
9.95
15.9%
3
Javonte Williams
RB
11.1
8.26
14.8%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
10.6
9.99
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
James Conner had a 45-yard touchdown catch for The Comeback Kid, while Jordan Love had a 20-yard touchdown pass, helping The Comeback Kid to a 115.90-63.24 lead.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for Yeti Attack!, who trailed 115.90-75.24 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  The Comeback Kid   Yeti Attack!

Game Notes

The Comeback Kid got the victory even though only four of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Yeti Attack! had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The Comeback Kid won despite starting Corey Davis, who scored zero points.
The Comeback Kid put up more points than their season scoring average (92.49) while Yeti Attack! fell short of theirs (80.78).
The Comeback Kid recorded more points than their projected total, while Yeti Attack! fell shy of their projection.
The Comeback Kid moves to (1-2) in blowout games this season, while Yeti Attack! falls to (0-5).
A bright spot in the loss, Jimmy Garoppolo (20.34 points) recorded the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Yeti Attack!
One losing skid will end in Week 10 as last-place Yeti Attack! have now lost seven consecutive games while the opposition, Isotopes, have dropped three straight. Yeti Attack! might have to shuffle the deck some with Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals defense out on bye next week. Isotopes won't have Allen Robinson II.
The Comeback Kid
The Comeback Kid (4-5) are set to take on The Minor Prophets (7-2) in Week 10. The Comeback Kid may need to shuffle the deck some with Joe Mixon, Brandin Cooks, and Sterling Shepard out on bye in Week 10. The Minor Prophets won't have Kadarius Toney. Over the last two weeks, The Comeback Kid have scored 98.88 points per game, while The Minor Prophets have averaged 92.61 per contest.