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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Viva Las Raiders
5-4 103.13
138.96
 
VS
proj
We Run This Town
83.67 4-5
106.61

Viva Las Raiders hand We Run This Town third straight loss, 103.13-83.67

Viva Las Raiders emerged victorious with a 103.13-83.67 victory to hand We Run This Town their third straight loss. Viva Las Raiders never trailed in this one after grabbing a 7.55-point lead on Thursday behind Jamison Crowder. Kenyan Drake (15.5 points) and Deonte Harris (13.07) carried the flag for We Run This Town in the loss. Viva Las Raiders (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against Baby Chark, while We Run This Town (4-5) match up against L.A. Golds in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Viva Las Raiders   We Run This Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 17 points against their 8-point projection. In a 17-9 win over the Texans, they allowed only 9 points, surrendered 272 yards, and forced 4 turnovers. The Dolphins defense will face the Ravens next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Viva Las Raiders
Points
% of total points 103.13
1
Devontae Booker
RB
19.7
15.79
19.1%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
17
8
16.5%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
11.33
26.21
11%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
10.8
22.41
10.5%
We Run This Town
Points
% of total points 83.67
1
Kenyan Drake
RB
15.5
7.56
18.5%
2
Deonte Harris
WR
13.07
11.5
15.6%
3
Carlos Hyde
RB
11.3
12.27
13.5%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
11.1
24.37
13.3%

Points By Position

  Viva Las Raiders   We Run This Town

Game Notes

Only two of the nine starters on Viva Las Raiders scored more than their projected point totals.
We Run This Town had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
We Run This Town ranked 10th in the league in scoring this week, while Viva Las Raiders ranked 9th.
The matchup's 19.46-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-match losing streak for Viva Las Raiders.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Viva Las Raiders. They won, but failed to cover the 32.35-point projected margin of victory.

Next Week Preview

We Run This Town
Up ahead next week, seventh-place We Run This Town (4-5) will try to bounce back against 11th-place L.A. Golds (3-6). Each side has players on bye next week, as Cole Kmet, David Montgomery, and the Chicago Bears defense are off for L.A. Golds and David Johnson and Deshaun Watson will sit for We Run This Town.
Viva Las Raiders
Viva Las Raiders (5-4) battle Baby Chark (3-6) in Week 10. Each team will have multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as Evan Engram, Nico Collins, Kenny Golladay, and Chris Evans are out for Baby Chark and Devontae Booker, Brandin Cooks, and Saquon Barkley will take a seat for Viva Las Raiders. Over the past two weeks, Viva Las Raiders have scored 99.34 points per game, while Baby Chark have averaged 114.55 per contest.