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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Night Hawk
6-3 199.2
231.68
 
VS
proj
Naked Bootlegs
158.05 3-6
210.99

Night Hawk come up short of predictions, still manage to defeat Naked Bootlegs, 199.20-158.05

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of projections, but Night Hawk did enough to beat Naked Bootlegs, earning a 199.20-158.05 victory. Naked Bootlegs nabbed a 2.60-point lead on Thursday, but Night Hawk held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dak Prescott, who passed for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 16 yards for 26.2 points, and Justin Fields, who passed for 291 yards and a touchdown and ran for 45 yards (24.05 points). Joe Mixon (28 points) and Darnell Mooney (20.6) led the charge for Naked Bootlegs in the loss. Night Hawk (6-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against Blitz and Glamour, while Naked Bootlegs (3-6) will take on PIERMONSTERS in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Night Hawk   Naked Bootlegs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (6 Pts Allowed, 240 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 22 points against the Panthers in Week 9. Their scoring output was 57.9% more than their 13.93-point projection and was much higher than their 12.78-point season scoring average. The Patriots defense ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 199.2
1
Dak Prescott
QB
26.2
29.02
13.2%
2
Justin Fields
QB
24.05
18.9
12.1%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
22
13.93
11%
4
Marquise Brown
WR
20.6
14.61
10.3%
Naked Bootlegs
Points
% of total points 158.05
1
Joe Mixon
RB
28
16.87
17.7%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
20.6
12.66
13%
3
Jordan Love
QB
15.8
23.91
10%
4
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
13
11
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jordan Love had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Naked Bootlegs, who trailed 163.15-119.45 after the late round of games.
Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for Night Hawk, helping the team to a 175.15-128.45 lead.
Monday
Justin Fields had a 50-yard pass for Night Hawk during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Night Hawk   Naked Bootlegs

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Night Hawk scored less in this one (199.2) than their season average of 212.7.
We heard scoring helps you win. Naked Bootlegs need some help then, averaging just 198.13 versus Night Hawk's 212.7.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Night Hawk (6-3) have a better record than Naked Bootlegs (3-6).
You can't win if you don't play. Naked Bootlegs has left more points on the bench this season (489.95) than Night Hawk (285.25).
Night Hawk are clutch masters, with more close wins than Naked Bootlegs (1 vs 0).
Night Hawk should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Naked Bootlegs (3 vs 2).
By position, Night Hawk have outscored Naked Bootlegs at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Night Hawk has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Naked Bootlegs this season (6).
The starters for Night Hawk had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Naked Bootlegs (1).
Night Hawk came out victorious even though they had more players on a bye this week (3) than Naked Bootlegs (1).
Don't worry Naked Bootlegs, 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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