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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Roughnecks
5-4 144
137.3
 
VS
proj
DominationStation
105.2 6-3
138.14

Roughnecks knock DominationStation from top spot in 144.0-105.2 landslide

Roughnecks cruised to a 144.0-105.2 victory over DominationStation, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in OklahomIraqis League NFC. It didn't take long to figure out who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Roughnecks leapt out to a 39.0-point lead on Thursday behind standout performances from Jonathan Taylor (34 points) and the Indianapolis Colts defense (5). Keenan Allen (12 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and Darnell Mooney (15 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 41 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for DominationStation in defeat. Roughnecks (5-4) will look to rack up another W against Dead Again, while DominationStation (6-3) will face off against Norman Nobodies in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Roughnecks   DominationStation

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Conner racked up 173 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns as the Cardinals beat the 49ers 31-17. In doing so, he put up 40.3 points and more-than-quadrupled his scoring projection, the third-highest percent increase of any player in the league this season. Conner will square off against the Panthers in Week 10.
James Conner

Top Player Comparison

Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 144
1
James Conner
RB
40.3
8.61
28%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
34
18.41
23.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
17.8
19.07
12.4%
4
Russell Gage
WR
13.4
9.71
9.3%
DominationStation
Points
% of total points 105.2
1
Keenan Allen
WR
22.4
17.07
21.3%
2
Darnell Mooney
WR
20.6
12.65
19.6%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
12.6
4.25
12%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
11.3
18.25
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for Roughnecks, helping to stake the team to a 39.0-0.0 lead.
Sunday Early
Rhamondre Stevenson had a 41-yard catch for DominationStation, while Daniel Jones had a 30-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 75.1-33.3 after the early action.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Roughnecks had a 144.0-77.3 lead. For Roughnecks, James Conner had a 45-yard touchdown catch. Harrison Butker made the highlight reel for DominationStation with a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Roughnecks   DominationStation

Game Notes

Roughnecks got the W despite the fact that only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
DominationStation had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Roughnecks put up more points than their season scoring average (140.62) while DominationStation fell short of theirs (157.35).
Roughnecks recorded more points than their projected total, while DominationStation failed to reach their projection.
The defeat concludes a streak of two consecutive wins for DominationStation.
Roughnecks moves to (2-2) in blowout games this season, while DominationStation falls to (4-1).
For DominationStation, Keenan Allen (22.4 points) posted the second-best score for a wideout this week.

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