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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
FAT ZEKE
6-3 79.12
104.45
 
VS
proj
#LetRussCook
66.18 3-6
89.87

FAT ZEKE fall short of expectations, still manage to defeat #LetRussCook, 79.12-66.18

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but FAT ZEKE did enough to take down #LetRussCook, securing a 79.12-66.18 victory. FAT ZEKE leapt out to a 33.00-point lead on Thursday behind an outstanding showing from Jonathan Taylor and never looked back. Jimmy Garoppolo (326 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Justin Fields (291 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 45 Rush Yds) did their part for #LetRussCook in the loss. FAT ZEKE improve to 6-3 on the season, while #LetRussCook fall to 3-6.

Matchup Timeline

  FAT ZEKE   #LetRussCook

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Falcons in Week 9, Siemian scored 15.96 points to score right around his 15.23-point projection. He passed for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on FAT ZEKE this week. In Week 10, Siemian and the Saints will play the Titans.
Trevor Siemian

Top Player Comparison

FAT ZEKE
Points
% of total points 79.12
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
33
17.13
41.7%
2
Trevor Siemian
QB
15.96
15.23
20.2%
3
Kyle Pitts
TE
7.7
10.77
9.7%
4
Davante Adams
WR
7.2
16.31
9.1%
#LetRussCook
Points
% of total points 66.18
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
20.34
18.69
30.7%
2
Justin Fields
QB
19.14
14.68
28.9%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
7
8.85
10.6%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
6.9
13.19
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for FAT ZEKE, helping the team to a 33.00-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Mac Jones had a 41-yard pass for FAT ZEKE to contribute to a 66.62-9.50 lead for the team.
Monday
Justin Fields had a 50-yard pass for #LetRussCook.

Points By Position

  FAT ZEKE   #LetRussCook

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. FAT ZEKE scored less in this one (79.12) than their season average of 96.98.
We heard scoring helps you win. FAT ZEKE are doing a better job of that, averaging 96.98 versus #LetRussCook's 74.23.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. FAT ZEKE (6-3) have a better record than #LetRussCook (3-6).
Even the machines think FAT ZEKE have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (101.59) than #LetRussCook (90.07).
Once FAT ZEKE put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than #LetRussCook (3 vs 1).
FAT ZEKE should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than #LetRussCook (4 vs 1).
FAT ZEKE have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than #LetRussCook (29 vs 21).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of #LetRussCook - they’ve made more transactions (2) than FAT ZEKE (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, FAT ZEKE have outscored #LetRussCook at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
FAT ZEKE don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 15 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for FAT ZEKE had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for #LetRussCook (1).
There's not much good to say about #LetRussCook this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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