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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Hard Targets
5-4 145.1
141.71
 
VS
proj
Soonerjack
138.6 1-8
122.56

Hard Targets hand Soonerjack seventh consecutive loss, 145.1-138.6

Hard Targets earned a 145.1-138.6 victory to hand Soonerjack their seventh consecutive loss. Hard Targets took an early 0.4-point lead on Thursday. Soonerjack came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Baker Mayfield (22.9 points) and the New England Patriots defense (20). Not to be deterred, Hard Targets made a run later that afternoon, as Jalen Hurts (20.3 points) and Eli Mitchell (12.9) put them back in the lead for good. Hard Targets (5-4) will look to add to their success against Dirty Hippies, while Soonerjack (1-8) face AMMODOG in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Hard Targets   Soonerjack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Texans in Week 9, the Dolphins defense scored 17 points to more-than-double their 8-point projection. They allowed only 9 points, surrendered 272 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Hard Targets this week. The Dolphins will square off against the Ravens next week.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Hard Targets
Points
% of total points 145.1
1
Elijah Moore
WR
27.4
10.4
18.9%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.3
25.92
14%
3
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
17
8
11.7%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
15.7
16.61
10.8%
Soonerjack
Points
% of total points 138.6
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
22.9
22.58
16.5%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
20
8.64
14.4%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
17.4
16.99
12.6%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
14.7
7.47
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Baker Mayfield had a 60-yard touchdown pass for Soonerjack, contributing to a 110.8-97.1 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Hard Targets, helping the team to a 137.6-123.9 lead.

Points By Position

  Hard Targets   Soonerjack

Game Notes

Hard Targets got the victory despite the fact that only five of their 11 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Despite eight of their 11 starters exceeding their points projection, Soonerjack lost.
Hard Targets put up fewer points than their season scoring average (146.16) while Soonerjack scored above theirs (119.17).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.5-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Hard Targets managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 19.15-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Baker Mayfield recorded 22.9 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Soonerjack
Looking ahead to Week 10, last-place Soonerjack (1-8) will square off against fifth-place AMMODOG (5-4). Soonerjack might need to rearrange the deck a bit with Cole Kmet and Danny Amendola out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Soonerjack has put up 122.65 points per game, while AMMODOG has averaged 145.87 per contest.
Hard Targets
In a matchup that features two teams separated by just one game in the standings, Hard Targets (5-4) will go up against Dirty Hippies (6-3) in Week 10. Nine weeks into the 2021 campaign, Hard Targets have scored the sixth-most points in the league. Dirty Hippies (145.48 PPG) are ranked seventh. Over the past two weeks, Hard Targets have scored 143.5 points per game, while Dirty Hippies have averaged 133.8 per contest.