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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Steel Reign
6-3 122.35
149.29
 
VS
proj
Negligent Discharges
95.25 4-5
134.96

Steel Reign come back to defeat Negligent Discharges in 122.35-95.25 beatdown

Both teams fell short of projections, but Steel Reign did enough to get the best of Negligent Discharges, rolling to a 122.35-95.25 victory. Negligent Discharges leapt out to a 21.20-point lead on Thursday behind 21.2 points from Michael Pittman Jr. (5 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Mo Alie-Cox (1 Rec, 28 Rec Yds). But it was all Steel Reign after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp, who caught 11 passes for 95 yards for 20.5 points, and Jalen Hurts, who passed for 162 yards and a touchdown and ran for 62 yards (20.3 points). Steel Reign (6-3) will look to add to their success against SAWTOOTHS, while Negligent Discharges (4-5) will try to get back in the win column against Doughboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Steel Reign   Negligent Discharges

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Browns defense overachieved for the third time this season, scoring 18 points against their 5.55-point projection. In a 41-16 win over the Bengals, they allowed 16 points, surrendered 348 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. The Browns defense will face the Patriots next week.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Steel Reign
Points
% of total points 122.35
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.5
24.96
16.8%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.3
25.92
16.6%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
18
5.55
14.7%
4
Christian Kirk
WR
16.75
12.2
13.7%
Negligent Discharges
Points
% of total points 95.25
1
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
22.85
15.12
24%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
17.4
16.99
18.3%
3
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
16.6
9.39
17.4%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
12.9
9.39
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cordarrelle Patterson had a 64-yard catch for Negligent Discharges, while Donovan Peoples-Jones had a 60-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 95.25-38.30 lead for Negligent Discharges.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Steel Reign, while Christian Kirk had a 50-yard catch for the team, who trailed 95.25-82.05 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Steel Reign   Negligent Discharges

Game Notes

Steel Reign won even though only four of their 11 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Negligent Discharges had only five of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to reach their projected point total.
Not only did Steel Reign win, but they also covered the 14.33-point projected margin of victory.
Steel Reign moves to (4-2) in blowout games this year, while Negligent Discharges falls to (3-3).
Despite the loss, Cordarrelle Patterson scored 22.85 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Next Week Preview

Negligent Discharges
Something's bound to give next week as Negligent Discharges and Doughboys are set to face off, with both teams currently riding two-game losing skids. Each side has players on bye next week, as Kenny Golladay, Tyler Boyd, Sterling Shepard, and the Cincinnati Bengals defense are off for Negligent Discharges and Ja'Marr Chase and Khalil Herbert are out for Doughboys.
Steel Reign
Steel Reign (6-3) take on SAWTOOTHS (3-6) in Week 10. Steel Reign may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Damien Williams out on bye next week. SAWTOOTHS won't have Devontae Booker, Daniel Jones, Allen Robinson II, or Saquon Barkley. Over the past three weeks, Steel Reign have scored 140.62 points per game, while SAWTOOTHS have averaged 131.58 per contest.