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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Diddy
4-5 86.28
96.89
 
VS
proj
Up where we belong
61.18 4-5
91.88

Diddy find way to defeat Up where we belong in 86.28-61.18 runaway

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Diddy did enough to knock off Up where we belong, cruising to an 86.28-61.18 victory. Diddy grabbed a 16.80-point lead on Thursday behind Nyheim Hines and never looked back. Travis Kelce (12.8 points) and Robert Woods (10.4) carried the flag for Up where we belong in defeat. Diddy improve to 4-5 on the season, while Up where we belong fall to 4-5.

Matchup Timeline

  Diddy   Up where we belong

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 6 points, surrendering 240 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Panthers, the Patriots defense tallied 20 points this week. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.64-point projection and was much higher than their 9.11-point season scoring average. 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

Diddy
Points
% of total points 86.28
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
8.64
23.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
19.88
22.12
23%
3
Nyheim Hines
RB
16.8
7.35
19.5%
4
Sony Michel
RB
8.6
6.25
10%
Up where we belong
Points
% of total points 61.18
1
Travis Kelce
TE
12.8
12.35
20.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
10.4
9.75
17%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
9.38
19.74
15.3%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
8.6
4.85
14.1%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Nyheim Hines had a 34-yard touchdown run for Diddy, helping the team to a 16.80-0.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Diddy   Up where we belong

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Diddy scored fewer points in this one (86.28) than their season average of 93.51.
You can't win if you don't play. Diddy has left fewer points on the bench this season (317) than Up where we belong (411.26).
Once Diddy put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Up where we belong (3 vs 2).
Up where we belong have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Diddy (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Diddy have outscored Up where we belong at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Diddy don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 9 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Diddy had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Up where we belong (0).
There's not much good to say about Up where we belong this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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