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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Sherlock Mahomes
6-2 115
124.84
 
VS
proj
Water Boys
89 2-6
96.34

Sherlock Mahomes hand Water Boys fifth consecutive loss in 115-89 runaway

Sherlock Mahomes cruised to a 115-89 victory to hand Water Boys their fifth consecutive loss. The matchup was decided almost as soon as it started, as Sherlock Mahomes nabbed a 43-point lead on Thursday behind stellar efforts from Jonathan Taylor and Jamison Crowder. Taylor racked up 200 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 37 points, while Crowder caught 5 passes for 38 yards (6 points). Jimmy Garoppolo (17 points) and Keenan Allen (17) led the charge for Water Boys in defeat. Sherlock Mahomes (6-2) will look to keep it rolling against Six Footers, while Water Boys (2-6) try to get back in the win column against The Mayor of Dunkin.

Matchup Timeline

  Sherlock Mahomes   Water Boys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Browns defense (16 Pts Allowed, 348 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 19 points in a 41-16 win over the Bengals in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 8.55-point projection and was much higher than their 9.25-point season scoring average. The Browns defense will face the Patriots next week.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 115
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
37
16.72
32.2%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
19
8.55
16.5%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
13
11.77
11.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
10
10.79
8.7%
Water Boys
Points
% of total points 89
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
17
16.08
19.1%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
17
12.36
19.1%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
15
8.34
16.9%
4
Darrel Williams
RB
10
10.17
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for Sherlock Mahomes, helping to stake the team to a 43-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 50-yard touchdown catch for Sherlock Mahomes, while Evan Engram had a 30-yard touchdown catch, helping Sherlock Mahomes to a 106-21 lead.

Points By Position

  Sherlock Mahomes   Water Boys

What If

Sherlock Mahomes would have beaten seven other teams besides Water Boys this week.
Water Boys would have lost to 12 other teams besides Sherlock Mahomes this week.
Sherlock Mahomes would be 6-2 if they played Water Boys every week.
Last week, Sherlock Mahomes would have defeated Water Boys 97-86.
Sherlock Mahomes would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Water Boys.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Sherlock Mahomes, Water Boys would be 2-5.
If Sherlock Mahomes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 71-47-2.
If they played every team every week, Water Boys would be 36-84.

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