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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
What The Shit
3-6 103.38
109.78
 
VS
proj
Mr big puff
82.06 5-4
118.45

Back-and-forth battle ends with What The Shit knocking off Mr big puff in 103.38-82.06 drubbing

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, What The Shit earned a dominant win over Mr big puff, rolling to a 103.38-82.06 victory. Mr big puff leapt out to an early 18.20-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Michael Pittman Jr. (14.9 points) and Mo Alie-Cox (3.3). What The Shit came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by outstanding showings from Kirk Cousins (21.58 points) and Dalvin Cook (13.7). Not to be deterred, Mr big puff made a run later that afternoon to take a 2.38-point lead behind Darrel Williams (9.2 points) and Jake Elliott (6). But What The Shit came back again later that night, as the Los Angeles Rams defense (5 points) put them back on top for good. What The Shit (3-6) will look to sustain their momentum against CircleTheWagons, while Mr big puff (5-4) will try to get back on track against The mystery machine.

Matchup Timeline

  What The Shit   Mr big puff

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Cousins overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 21.58 points against his 18.32-point projection. In a 34-31 loss to the Ravens, he passed for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns. Cousins ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Kirk Cousins

Top Player Comparison

What The Shit
Points
% of total points 103.38
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.58
18.32
20.9%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
19.1
8.55
18.5%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.7
16.58
13.3%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
12.7
14.24
12.3%
Mr big puff
Points
% of total points 82.06
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
18.4
18.67
22.4%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
14.9
13.79
18.2%
3
Darrel Williams
RB
9.2
11.21
11.2%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
9.2
14.25
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, after which What The Shit emerged with a 65.48-54.16 lead. Kirk Cousins had a 50-yard touchdown pass for What The Shit, while Dalvin Cook had a 66-yard run. Mac Jones made the highlight reel for Mr big puff with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  What The Shit   Mr big puff

StatSmack

You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Mr big puff has left more points on the bench this season (442.76) than What The Shit (376.24).
What The Shit don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Mr big puff (0 vs 1).
What The Shit should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Mr big puff (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Mr big puff - they’ve made more transactions (2) than What The Shit (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, What The Shit have outscored Mr big puff at QB and TE this season.
The starters for What The Shit had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Mr big puff (1).
Don't worry Mr big puff, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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