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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Elijah’s Elite Team
3-6 215
192.42
 
VS
proj
Leader of the PACK
172.3 6-3
224.6

Elijah’s Elite Team earn win over Leader of the PACK, 215.0-172.3

Elijah’s Elite Team stepped up and exceeded their projected point total, coming out on top with a 215.0-172.3 victory over Leader of the PACK, who fell short of projections. Elijah’s Elite Team nabbed an early 34.0-point lead on Thursday. Leader of the PACK bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Josh Allen (41.9 points) and Jaylen Waddle (18). Unphased, Elijah’s Elite Team rallied later that afternoon, as Justin Herbert (74 points) and Brandon Aiyuk (19.1) put them back in the lead once and for all. Elijah’s Elite Team (3-6) will look to maintain their momentum against Raiders soul smasher, while Leader of the PACK (6-3) meet Outlaws in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Elijah’s Elite Team   Leader of the PACK

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Patrick scored 17.5 points against the Cowboys in Week 9 to more-than-double his 7.27-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Elijah’s Elite Team this week. Next week, Patrick will face the Eagles.
Tim Patrick

Top Player Comparison

Elijah’s Elite Team
Points
% of total points 215
1
Justin Herbert
QB
74
57.21
34.4%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
34
17.38
15.8%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
19.1
10.18
8.9%
4
Tim Patrick
WR
17.5
7.27
8.1%
Leader of the PACK
Points
% of total points 172.3
1
Josh Allen
QB
41.9
62.64
24.3%
2
Jaylen Waddle
WR
18
13.05
10.4%
3
Micah Parsons
LB
17
7.19
9.9%
4
Jeffery Simmons
DT
13.5
5.2
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for Elijah’s Elite Team to contribute to a 34.0-0.0 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Tim Patrick had a 44-yard touchdown catch for Elijah’s Elite Team, who trailed 115.5-70.5 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 49-yard pass for Elijah’s Elite Team, while Christian Kirk had a 50-yard catch to contribute to a 215.0-148.8 lead for Elijah’s Elite Team.

Points By Position

  Elijah’s Elite Team   Leader of the PACK

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Elijah’s Elite Team scored more points in this one (215) than their season average (167.19).
Elijah’s Elite Team laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Leader of the PACK (0).
Elijah’s Elite Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Leader of the PACK (4 vs 3).
By position, Elijah’s Elite Team have outscored Leader of the PACK at RB this season.
The starters for Elijah’s Elite Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Leader of the PACK (0).
Hey Leader of the PACK, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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