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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
WarEagle
4-5 128.55
149.4
 
VS
proj
Rebel Alliance
107.15 7-2
145.69

WarEagle beat Rebel Alliance for third straight win in 128.55-107.15 romp

WarEagle extended their win streak to three games with a convincing win over Rebel Alliance, cruising to a 128.55-107.15 victory. Rebel Alliance got out to a 9.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all WarEagle after that. They were led by Kirk Cousins (187 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and DeVonta Smith (5 Rec, 116 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Matthew Stafford (18 points) and Tee Higgins (13.8) did everything they could for Rebel Alliance in defeat. WarEagle (4-5) will look to get another W against Mutinous Apes, while Rebel Alliance (7-2) will take on Cocks in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  WarEagle   Rebel Alliance

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 5 passes for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Chargers, Smith put up 22.6 points this week. His scoring output was 59.7% more than his 14.15-point projection and was much higher than his 11.52-point season scoring average. Smith ranks #90 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

WarEagle
Points
% of total points 128.55
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
27.45
25.16
21.4%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
22.6
14.15
17.6%
3
Marquise Brown
WR
20.6
14.6
16%
4
Najee Harris
RB
16.8
19.81
13.1%
Rebel Alliance
Points
% of total points 107.15
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
18
30.09
16.8%
2
Tee Higgins
WR
13.8
13.74
12.9%
3
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
12
5.66
11.2%
4
Graham Gano
K
11
8.16
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 50-yard touchdown pass for WarEagle, while Evan Engram had a 30-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 77.85-52.35 lead for WarEagle.
Sunday Late
DeVonta Smith had a 28-yard touchdown catch for WarEagle, helping the team to a 111.75-89.15 lead.

Points By Position

  WarEagle   Rebel Alliance

Game Notes

Only five of the 11 starters on WarEagle exceeded their scoring projections.
Rebel Alliance had only four of their 11 starters score higher than their projected points.
WarEagle had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Rebel Alliance.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Each team failed to reach its projected point total.
The defeat ends a streak of three consecutive wins for Rebel Alliance.
Not only did WarEagle get the win, but they also easily covered the 3.71-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, WarEagle moves to (2-2), while Rebel Alliance falls to (2-1).

Next Week Preview

Rebel Alliance
Coming up next week, Rebel Alliance (7-2, first-place) are due to take on Cocks (5-4, sixth-place). Rebel Alliance might need to shuffle the deck some with Tee Higgins, Graham Gano, and C.J. Uzomah out on bye in Week 10. Cocks won't have Darius Slayton.
WarEagle
WarEagle (4-5) will go up against Mutinous Apes (5-4) in a Week 10 matchup that'll feature teams separated by just a game in the standings. WarEagle will need to prep for the fact that Evan Engram has a bye in Week 10. Mutinous Apes will be without Darnell Mooney. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have posted similar results lately. WarEagle have scored 127.02 points per game over the last three weeks, while Mutinous Apes have averaged 127.08 per outing over that same period.