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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
No Way Out
7-2 86.64
105.94
 
VS
proj
Mclaurin AD14
79.26 3-6
97.9

No Way Out fall short of projections, come back to knock off Mclaurin AD14, 86.64-79.26

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but No Way Out did enough to get the best of Mclaurin AD14, rallying for an 86.64-79.26 victory. Despite trailing 73.66-71.64 heading into Sunday night, No Way Out came storming back behind Cooper Kupp, who caught 11 passes for 95 yards for 15 points. The Miami Dolphins defense (9 Pts Allowed, 272 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Hunter Renfrow (7 Rec, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Mclaurin AD14 in the loss. No Way Out improve to 7-2 on the season, while Mclaurin AD14 fall to 3-6.

Matchup Timeline

  No Way Out   Mclaurin AD14

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Herbert passed for 356 yards , ran for 14 yards and scored 3 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Eagles 27-24. In doing so, he put up 31.64 points and scored 37.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on No Way Out this week. Herbert will square off against the Vikings in Week 10.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

No Way Out
Points
% of total points 86.64
1
Justin Herbert
QB
31.64
22.94
36.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
15
20.09
17.3%
3
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
14.9
13.79
17.2%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
8.6
12.42
9.9%
Mclaurin AD14
Points
% of total points 79.26
1
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
17
8
21.4%
2
Hunter Renfrow
WR
14.4
10.89
18.2%
3
Jordan Love
QB
12.9
17.59
16.3%
4
Josh Allen
QB
11.56
26.48
14.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Mclaurin AD14 became the proud owner of a 73.66-71.64 lead. Justin Herbert teamed up with Mike Williams for a 49-yard pass for No Way Out. Jordan Love made the highlight reel for Mclaurin AD14 with a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  No Way Out   Mclaurin AD14

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. No Way Out scored less in this one (86.64) than their season average of 111.51.
We heard scoring helps you win. Mclaurin AD14 need some help then, averaging just 85.29 versus No Way Out's 111.51.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" No Way Out (7-2) have a better record than Mclaurin AD14 (3-6).
Even the machines think No Way Out have better players. Their projected average points is higher (104.09) than Mclaurin AD14 (98.93).
No Way Out don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Mclaurin AD14 (5 vs 0).
No Way Out don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Mclaurin AD14 (0 vs 1).
No Way Out should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Mclaurin AD14 (6 vs 0).
No Way Out have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Mclaurin AD14 (30 vs 21).
Mclaurin AD14 have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than No Way Out (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, No Way Out have outscored Mclaurin AD14 at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
No Way Out don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 20 points, highest in the league.
The starters for No Way Out had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Mclaurin AD14 (1).
There's not much good to say about Mclaurin AD14 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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