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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Losthope4Houston
6-3 104.56
102.56
 
VS
proj
Turkey Jones
88.58 4-5
140.66

Turkey Jones fall short of projections, succumb to Losthope4Houston, 104.56-88.58

Turkey Jones underperformed expectations, as Losthope4Houston came out on top with a 104.56-88.58 victory. Losthope4Houston took an early 20.40-point lead on Thursday. Turkey Jones bounced back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (34.52 points) and Josh Allen (12.56). Not to be deterred, Losthope4Houston made a run later that afternoon, as Colt McCoy (18.26 points) and Kenneth Gainwell (6.3) put them back in the lead once and for all. Losthope4Houston (6-3) will look to add to their success against BuckeyeBall, while Turkey Jones (4-5) will try to right the ship against Meatmonger.

Matchup Timeline

  Losthope4Houston   Turkey Jones

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Falcons in Week 9, Callaway caught 3 passes for 25 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 8.5 points to scored 46.0% higher than his 5.82-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Losthope4Houston this week. Callaway will square off against the Titans next week.
Marquez Callaway

Top Player Comparison

Losthope4Houston
Points
% of total points 104.56
1
Elijah Moore
WR
20.4
6.66
19.5%
2
Colt McCoy
QB
18.26
15.67
17.5%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15.5
8.89
14.8%
4
T.J. Watt
LB
10
7.1
9.6%
Turkey Jones
Points
% of total points 88.58
1
Matt Ryan
QB
34.52
16.91
39%
2
Josh Allen
QB
12.56
31.7
14.2%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
7.7
9.64
8.7%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
7
7.36
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 64-yard pass and a 49-yard pass for Turkey Jones, helping the team to a 73.78-64.80 lead.
Sunday Late
Colt McCoy had a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Losthope4Houston, helping the team to a 94.56-81.48 lead.

Points By Position

  Losthope4Houston   Turkey Jones

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Losthope4Houston (6-3) have a better record than Turkey Jones (4-5).
Losthope4Houston see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Turkey Jones (0).
Losthope4Houston don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Turkey Jones (0 vs 1).
By position, Losthope4Houston have outscored Turkey Jones at WR, TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Losthope4Houston was able to get the win even though they had more players on a bye this week (4) than Turkey Jones (1).
Hey Turkey Jones, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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