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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Jokers Wild
5-4 346.48
419.48
 
VS
proj
RT17
317.29 4-5
407.39

Jokers Wild fall short of expectations, still manage to top RT17, 346.48-317.29

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Jokers Wild did enough to get the best of RT17. Predicted to win 419.48-407.39, Jokers Wild secured a 346.48-317.29 victory over RT17. RT17 nabbed a 15.80-point lead on Thursday, but Jokers Wild held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen, who caught 12 passes for 104 yards for 54.8 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 104 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (54.13 points). Colt McCoy (249 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 23 Rush Yds) and Myles Gaskin (34 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 23 Rec Yds) did everything they could for RT17 in the loss. Jokers Wild (5-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Beefy Legends, while RT17 (4-5) try to right the ship against Pai Mei.

Matchup Timeline

  Jokers Wild   RT17

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen caught 12 passes for 104 yards as the Chargers beat the Eagles 27-24. In doing so, he put up 54.8 points and scored 38.2% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Jokers Wild this week. Next week, Allen will play the Vikings.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Jokers Wild
Points
% of total points 346.48
1
Keenan Allen
WR
54.8
39.66
15.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
54.13
61.74
15.6%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
52.33
37.25
15.1%
4
Jordan Love
QB
38.43
44.65
11.1%
RT17
Points
% of total points 317.29
1
Colt McCoy
QB
59.79
34.5
18.8%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
52.27
47.79
16.5%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
45.63
38.08
14.4%
4
Trevor Siemian
QB
40.96
41
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 50-yard touchdown catch for RT17 to contribute to a 213.63-189.75 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which RT17 had a 317.29-310.58 lead. Jordan Love had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Jokers Wild, while Mike Williams had a 49-yard catch. Colt McCoy made the highlight reel for RT17 with a 45-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Jokers Wild   RT17

What If

Jokers Wild would have beaten five other teams besides RT17 this week.
RT17 would have lost to six other teams besides Jokers Wild this week.
If Jokers Wild played RT17 every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
RT17 would have gotten the win over Jokers Wild 428.66-345.95 had they played each other last week.
Jokers Wild would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as RT17.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Jokers Wild, RT17 would be 3-5.
If Jokers Wild had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-49.
If they played every team every week, RT17 would be 45-54.

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