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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Well Oiled Machine
5-4 111
97.01
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
65.5 7-2
100.4

Well Oiled Machine beat expectations, knock off Gritz Blitz in 111.0-65.5 blowout

Well Oiled Machine rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 111.0-65.5 victory over Gritz Blitz, who fell short of projections. Gritz Blitz pulled out to a 5.0-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Well Oiled Machine after that. They were led by Joe Mixon (153 Rush Yds, 4 Rush TDs, 58 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Davante Adams (10 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). The Cincinnati Bengals defense (21 Pts Allowed, 228 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and Joe Burrow (206 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for Gritz Blitz in defeat. Well Oiled Machine (5-4) will look to maintain their winning ways against Flyhawks, while Gritz Blitz (7-2) attempt to get some positive momentum against Can I Haz Touchdown?.

Matchup Timeline

  Well Oiled Machine   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Panthers in Week 9, Mixon racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 40 points to more-than-quadruple his 9.48-point projection, the highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Next week, Mixon will square off against the Steelers.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Well Oiled Machine
Points
% of total points 111
1
Joe Mixon
RB
40
9.48
36%
2
Davante Adams
WR
20
9.18
18%
3
Jordan Hicks
LB
10
6.55
9%
4
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
8
16.9
7.2%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 65.5
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
11
19.81
16.8%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
10.5
7.68
16%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
8
8.91
12.2%
4
Derwin James Jr.
S
7
6.77
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Well Oiled Machine boasted a 102.0-63.5 lead. Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch for Well Oiled Machine, while Aaron Rodgers had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass. Stefon Diggs made the highlight reel for Gritz Blitz with a 42-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Well Oiled Machine   Gritz Blitz

What If

Well Oiled Machine would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Gritz Blitz would have lost to nine other teams besides Well Oiled Machine this week.
Well Oiled Machine would be 4-5 if they played Gritz Blitz every week.
Had they played each other last week, Gritz Blitz would have beaten Well Oiled Machine 104-71.5.
Well Oiled Machine would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Gritz Blitz.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Well Oiled Machine, Gritz Blitz would be 4-4.
If Well Oiled Machine had played every team in the league each week, they would be 50-49.
If they played every team every week, Gritz Blitz would be 57-42.

Next Week Preview

Gritz Blitz
Week 10 will feature the league's two top-scoring teams, as Gritz Blitz (7-2) will go head-to-head against Can I Haz Touchdown? (6-3). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as the Cincinnati Bengals defense, Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, and Isaiah Likely are off for Gritz Blitz while Roquan Smith, Devin Duvernay, and J.K. Dobbins are out for Can I Haz Touchdown?.
Well Oiled Machine
A couple of 5-4 teams will be featured as Well Oiled Machine face Flyhawks next in Week 10. Well Oiled Machine may have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd, Evan McPherson, Quincy Williams, Deatrich Wise Jr., and Mark Andrews out on bye in Week 10. Flyhawks won't have Kyle Dugger. Over the past three weeks, Well Oiled Machine have put up 88 points per game, while Flyhawks have averaged 91.5 per contest.