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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
#Unlucky13
6-3 143
139.68
 
VS
proj
FearsomeFoursome
52 1-8
84.04

FearsomeFoursome fall short of predictions, succumb to #Unlucky13 in 143-52 romp

FearsomeFoursome underachieved compared to expectations, as #Unlucky13 rolled to a 143-52 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would have the advantage in this matchup, as #Unlucky13 leapt out to a 32-point lead on Thursday behind Jonathan Taylor, who racked up 200 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Jalen Hurts (162 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 62 Rush Yds) and Desmond King II (6 Tackles) led the way for FearsomeFoursome in defeat. #Unlucky13 (6-3) will look to keep it rolling against TC's Goon Squad, while FearsomeFoursome (1-8) face Kansas Hawkeyes in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  #Unlucky13   FearsomeFoursome

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams (5 Tackles) scored 10 points against the Raiders in Week 9. He scored 48.1% more than his 6.75-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Williams ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Leonard Williams

Top Player Comparison

#Unlucky13
Points
% of total points 143
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
32
26.43
22.4%
2
Jonathan Taylor
RB
32
15.38
22.4%
3
Fred Warner
LB
20
15.87
14%
4
Logan Ryan
CB
15
12.64
10.5%
FearsomeFoursome
Points
% of total points 52
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
16
21.13
30.8%
2
Desmond King II
CB
10
6.2
19.2%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
7
15.2
13.5%
4
David Montgomery
RB
7
9.22
13.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Jonathan Taylor had a 78-yard touchdown run and a 21-yard touchdown run for #Unlucky13 to contribute to a 32-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jalen Hurts had a 28-yard touchdown pass for FearsomeFoursome, who trailed 138-45 after the late games.

Points By Position

  #Unlucky13   FearsomeFoursome

Game Notes

Half of the starters on #Unlucky13 scored higher than their projected point totals.
FearsomeFoursome had only one of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was FearsomeFoursome even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
#Unlucky13 had three players score more points than the leading scorer for FearsomeFoursome.
#Unlucky13 put up more points than their season scoring average (135.78) while FearsomeFoursome fell short of theirs (83.11).
#Unlucky13 scored more points than their projected total, while FearsomeFoursome failed to reach their projection.
This matchup featured the highest and lowest-scoring teams of the week.
The matchup's 91-point margin is the largest in the league this season.
Not only did #Unlucky13 win, but they also covered the 55.64-point projected margin of victory.
#Unlucky13 moves to (2-0) in blowout games this season, while FearsomeFoursome falls to (0-3).
On the losing side, Jalen Hurts recorded 16 points, the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

FearsomeFoursome
Looking ahead to Week 10, FearsomeFoursome (1-8, 11th-place) will try to get back in the win column against Kansas Hawkeyes (5-4, seventh-place). Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as Desmond King II, Evan Engram, David Montgomery, and Brandon Wilson are off for FearsomeFoursome and Joe Mixon and Sam Hubbard are out for Kansas Hawkeyes.
#Unlucky13
A pair of 6-3 squads will go head-to-head as #Unlucky13 take on TC's Goon Squad next week in a mid-season matchup. One streak is destined to end, as #Unlucky13 has tallied two straight victories while TC's Goon Squad has won three in a row. Each of these teams has players on bye next week, as Logan Wilson, Austin Johnson, Joe Burrow, and Lonnie Johnson Jr. are off for TC's Goon Squad and Logan Ryan, Leonard Williams, and the Cincinnati Bengals defense will sit for #Unlucky13. Over the last three weeks, #Unlucky13 have put up 140.67 points per game, while TC's Goon Squad have averaged 120.33 per contest.