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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Warriors
5-4 101.5
83.7
 
VS
proj
Spoon
69 3-6
67.67

Warriors brush off expectations, earn win over Spoon in 101.5-69.0 landslide

Warriors rose to the occasion, cruising to a 101.5-69.0 victory over Spoon. Warriors earned a 1.0-point lead on Thursday behind Dameon Pierce (6 points) and never gave it up. Nick Folk (17 points) and Danielle Hunter (10) carried the flag for Spoon in defeat. Warriors (5-4) will look to maintain their momentum against Hakuna Matata, while Spoon (3-6) try to get back in the win column against Drones.

Matchup Timeline

  Warriors   Spoon

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense overachieved for the seventh time this season, scoring 49 points against their 16.45-point projection. In a 26-3 win over the Colts, they allowed only 3 points, surrendered 121 yards, and intercepted a pass. The Patriots defense ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

Warriors
Points
% of total points 101.5
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
49
16.45
48.3%
2
Matthew Judon
LB
13
5.64
12.8%
3
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
8
8.11
7.9%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
6
7.58
5.9%
Spoon
Points
% of total points 69
1
Nick Folk
K
17
7.93
24.6%
2
Danielle Hunter
LB
10
4.5
14.5%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
10
4.52
14.5%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
8
10.86
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass for Spoon, who trailed 101.5-53.0 after the early action.

Points By Position

  Warriors   Spoon

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Warriors scored more points in this one (101.5) than their season average (89.72).
We heard scoring helps you win. Spoon need some help then, averaging just 73.94 versus Warriors's 89.72.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Warriors (5-4) have a better record than Spoon (3-6).
Warriors don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Spoon (2 vs 1).
Warriors see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (4) than Spoon (2).
Warriors are clutch masters, with more close wins than Spoon (1 vs 0).
Warriors should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Spoon (7 vs 3).
Warriors have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Spoon (51 vs 42).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Spoon - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Warriors (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Warriors have outscored Spoon at WR and DEF this season.
Warriors don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 4 points, third-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Spoon this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Warriors
Wow, Warriors, you really made a statement to the rest of the league with this blowout. In addition to a 32.5-point victory, you also jumped up a couple of places in the league standings!
Spoon
Talk about under-utilized: The starting RBs for Spoon collectively recorded just three targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 10!