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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Pantheon Hulks
5-4 89.34
95.71
 
VS
proj
Ripsnorters
50.58 5-4
84.42

Ripsnorters lose to Pantheon Hulks in 89.34-50.58 beatdown

There's no easy way to say it, Ripsnorters underperformed, at least based on projections, as Pantheon Hulks cruised to an 89.34-50.58 victory. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Pantheon Hulks jumped out to a 33.86-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from the New England Patriots defense and Cordarrelle Patterson. the Patriots defense allowed only 6 points, surrendered 240 yards, and intercepted 3 passes for 17 points, while Patterson caught 6 passes for 126 yards (14.6 points). Keenan Allen (11.4 points) and Hunter Renfrow (10.9) carried the flag for Ripsnorters in the loss. Pantheon Hulks (5-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against Short Bus Ryderz, while Ripsnorters (5-4) will meet WannaBes in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Pantheon Hulks   Ripsnorters

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Patterson (10 Rush Yds, 126 Rec Yds) scored 14.6 points in a 27-25 win over the Saints in Week 9. His scoring output was 59.2% more than his 9.17-point projection and was higher than his 10.26-point season scoring average. Patterson ranks #31 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Cordarrelle Patterson

Top Player Comparison

Pantheon Hulks
Points
% of total points 89.34
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
17
10.77
19%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
14.6
9.17
16.3%
3
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
12.7
7.98
14.2%
4
Derek Carr
QB
12.34
19.63
13.8%
Ripsnorters
Points
% of total points 50.58
1
Keenan Allen
WR
11.4
10.3
22.5%
2
Hunter Renfrow
WR
10.9
8.03
21.6%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
9.38
19.74
18.5%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8.2
15.88
16.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cordarrelle Patterson had a 64-yard catch for Pantheon Hulks to contribute to a 63.54-29.68 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Pantheon Hulks   Ripsnorters

Game Notes

Pantheon Hulks got the victory even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their point projections.
Ripsnorters had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Ripsnorters can partially blame the loss on James Robinson, who didn't score any points.
Pantheon Hulks had four players score more points than the leading scorer for Ripsnorters.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 38.76-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The win concludes a streak of three consecutive defeats for Pantheon Hulks.
Not only did Pantheon Hulks win, but they also easily covered the 11.29-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Pantheon Hulks moves to (3-1), while Ripsnorters falls to (2-3).
In a losing effort, Keenan Allen (11.4 points) registered the fourth-highest score for a WR this week.

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