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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Nurses Rule
2-7 109.25
110.29
 
VS
proj
The Equalizer
106.4 5-4
142.18

The Equalizer come up short of projections, succumb to Nurses Rule in 109.25-106.40 squeaker

The Equalizer underachieved compared to projections, as Nurses Rule squeaked by for a 109.25-106.40 victory. The Equalizer had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Nurses Rule led 109.25-94.70 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 11.7 points from Diontae Johnson on Monday night for The Equalizer. Nurses Rule were led by Nick Chubb, who racked up 163 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 30.3 points, and Cordarrelle Patterson, who caught 6 passes for 126 yards (19.6 points). Nurses Rule (2-7) will look to rack up another win against Ego Crushers, while The Equalizer (5-4) seek to get back on track against Judge Dredd Online.

Matchup Timeline

  Nurses Rule   The Equalizer

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Patterson (10 Rush Yds, 126 Rec Yds) scored 19.6 points against the Saints in Week 9. He scored 48.7% more than his 13.18-point projection and overachieved for the sixth time this season. Patterson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Cordarrelle Patterson

Top Player Comparison

Nurses Rule
Points
% of total points 109.25
1
Nick Chubb
RB
30.3
14.63
27.7%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
19.6
13.18
17.9%
3
Hunter Renfrow
WR
17.9
13.82
16.4%
4
Jared Cook
TE
10.8
9.67
9.9%
The Equalizer
Points
% of total points 106.4
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.4
20.89
19.2%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
18
26.12
16.9%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
16.7
16.68
15.7%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
16.3
16.27
15.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 70-yard touchdown run for Nurses Rule, while Cordarrelle Patterson had a 64-yard catch, helping Nurses Rule to a 98.45-57.40 lead.

Points By Position

  Nurses Rule   The Equalizer

StatSmack

Nurses Rule see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than The Equalizer (0).
Nurses Rule don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than The Equalizer (0 vs 1).
Nurses Rule should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Equalizer (3 vs 2).
Nurses Rule have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Equalizer (36 vs 29).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Equalizer - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Nurses Rule (2) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Nurses Rule have outscored The Equalizer at K and DEF this season.
The starters for Nurses Rule had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Equalizer (0).
Hey The Equalizer, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

The Equalizer
In Week 10, The Equalizer (5-4, sixth-place) will look to get back in the win column against Judge Dredd Online (6-3, second-place). The Equalizer might have to shuffle the deck some with Allen Robinson II out on bye in Week 10. Judge Dredd Online will be without Joe Mixon and Khalil Herbert.
Nurses Rule
In a matchup that'll feature the two lowest-scoring teams in the league, Nurses Rule (2-7) go up against Ego Crushers (3-6) in Week 10. Nurses Rule might have to rearrange the deck some with Daniel Jones out on bye next week. Looking at just the last two weeks, Nurses Rule have put up 109.95 points per game, while Ego Crushers have averaged 95.88 per contest.