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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Fania's Team
6-3 168
194.14
 
VS
proj
PJ
164.3 5-4
187.85

Fania's Team fall short of expectations, still manage to beat PJ in 168.0-164.3 nailbiter

Both teams underachieved compared to their projected point totals, but Fania's Team did enough to beat PJ, squeaking by for a 168.0-164.3 victory. PJ made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. Fania's Team led 168.0-136.2 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 28.1 points from four players on Monday night for PJ. Mac Jones (139 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Hunter Renfrow (7 Rec, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for Fania's Team in the win. Fania's Team (6-3) will look to build on their success against BIGGEE_DOWNWRAIDERS_4LIFE, while PJ (5-4) try to get back in the win column against K Bizzle's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Fania's Team   PJ

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lazard overachieved for the first time this season, scoring 8.5 points against his 5.8-point projection. In a 13-7 loss to the Chiefs, he caught one pass for 20 yards and a touchdown. Lazard will face the Seahawks next week.
Allen Lazard

Top Player Comparison

Fania's Team
Points
% of total points 168
1
Mac Jones
QB
24.3
50.18
14.5%
2
Hunter Renfrow
WR
14.9
11.94
8.9%
3
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.7
16.76
8.8%
4
Robert Woods
WR
13.9
12.81
8.3%
PJ
Points
% of total points 164.3
1
Dak Prescott
QB
46.3
55.04
28.2%
2
Elijah Moore
WR
23.9
8.7
14.5%
3
T.J. Watt
LB
15
9.19
9.1%
4
Myles Gaskin
RB
12.7
14.24
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mac Jones had a 41-yard pass for Fania's Team, while Dalvin Cook had a 66-yard run, helping Fania's Team to a 127.6-119.2 lead.
Sunday Late
Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Fania's Team, helping the team to a 140.1-120.2 lead.

Points By Position

  Fania's Team   PJ

Game Notes

Nine of the 18 starting players on Fania's Team exceeded their projected point totals.
PJ had only five of their 18 starters score higher than their projected points.
PJ can partially blame the loss on DeAndre Hopkins, who didn't score any points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
Fania's Team ranked 8th in the league in scoring this week, while PJ ranked 10th.
The matchup's 3.7-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Fania's Team. They got the win, but did not cover the 6.29-point projected margin of victory.
In close games this year, Fania's Team moves to (2-2), while PJ falls to (0-2).
On the losing side, Dak Prescott (46.3 points) recorded the third-highest score in the league this week.

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