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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
WannaBes
7-2 75.64
106.11
 
VS
proj
Novaforce
66.6 5-4
86.63

WannaBes defeat Novaforce for sixth straight win, 75.64-66.60

WannaBes extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought win over Novaforce, earning a 75.64-66.60 victory. Novaforce took an 8.60-point lead on Thursday, but WannaBes held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Cleveland Browns defense (16 Pts Allowed, 348 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Alvin Kamara (50 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 54 Rec Yds). Matt Gay (13 points) and Travis Kelce (12.8) were the leaders for Novaforce in the loss. WannaBes (7-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Ripsnorters, while Novaforce (5-4) try to get back in the win column against Captain Hindsight.

Matchup Timeline

  WannaBes   Novaforce

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Browns defense overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 23 points against their 7.67-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

WannaBes
Points
% of total points 75.64
1
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
23
7.67
30.4%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
16.4
16.51
21.7%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
10.44
23.95
13.8%
4
Eli Mitchell
RB
7.9
8.34
10.4%
Novaforce
Points
% of total points 66.6
1
Matt Gay
K
13
10.1
19.5%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
12.8
12.35
19.2%
3
The Las Vegas Raiders defense
DEF
9
8.51
13.5%
4
Michael Carter
RB
8.6
9.49
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal for Novaforce, who trailed 75.64-66.60 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  WannaBes   Novaforce

What If

WannaBes would have beaten three other teams besides Novaforce this week.
Novaforce would have lost to six other teams besides WannaBes this week.
WannaBes would be 6-3 if they played Novaforce every week.
Last week, Novaforce would have defeated WannaBes 92.76-86.2.
WannaBes would be 6-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Novaforce.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as WannaBes, Novaforce would be 6-2.
If WannaBes had played every team in the league each week, they would be 48-33.
If they played every team every week, Novaforce would be 45-36.

Next Week Preview

Novaforce
On the docket for Week 10, fifth-place Novaforce (5-4) are scheduled to take on 10th-place Captain Hindsight (1-8). Novaforce might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Brandin Cooks out on bye next week. Captain Hindsight won't have Phillip Lindsay.
WannaBes
Next week will feature a pair of teams heading in opposite directions, as WannaBes (7-2) head into Week 10 on a six-game winning streak, while their opposition (Ripsnorters, 5-4), have now dropped two in a row. Each side has a couple of bye weeks to contend with in Week 10, as David Montgomery and Sterling Shepard are off for WannaBes and Joe Burrow and C.J. Uzomah for Ripsnorters. Over the last three weeks, WannaBes have scored 87.06 points per game, while Ripsnorters have averaged 77.16 per contest.