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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Megatron’s Minions
4-5 150.67
131.53
 
VS
proj
Bills Mafia
137.44 4-5
143.01

Megatron’s Minions come back to beat Bills Mafia for third straight win, 150.67-137.44

Megatron’s Minions extended their win streak to three games with a come-from-behind win over Bills Mafia, staging a comeback to earn a 150.67-137.44 victory. Megatron’s Minions trailed 137.44-129.15 heading into Monday night, but the team rallied behind Lamar Jackson (17.52 points) and Tyrann Mathieu (4). Joe Burrow (206 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Cordarrelle Patterson (44 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) carried the flag for Bills Mafia in the loss. Megatron’s Minions (4-5) will look to add to their success against Death From Above, while Bills Mafia (4-5) take on Flushers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Megatron’s Minions   Bills Mafia

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mixon overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 53.1 points against his 15.18-point projection. In a 42-21 win over the Panthers, he racked up 211 yards from scrimmage and scored 5 touchdowns. Mixon ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Joe Mixon

Top Player Comparison

Megatron’s Minions
Points
% of total points 150.67
1
Joe Mixon
RB
53.1
15.18
35.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.52
21.47
11.6%
3
Garrett Wilson
WR
13.9
9.49
9.2%
4
Jamaal Williams
RB
10.1
8.79
6.7%
Bills Mafia
Points
% of total points 137.44
1
Joe Burrow
QB
19.14
20.61
13.9%
2
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
17.8
7.53
13%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
16.7
10.63
12.2%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
15.6
8.96
11.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Bills Mafia, while Curtis Samuel had a 49-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 118.80-106.54 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Bills Mafia, helping the team to a 131.04-129.15 lead.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Megatron’s Minions on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Megatron’s Minions   Bills Mafia

Game Notes

Only five of the 15 starting players on Megatron’s Minions scored more than their projected point totals.
Bills Mafia had only five of their 15 starters score higher than their projected points.
Bills Mafia can partially blame the loss on Tyler Higbee, who didn't score any points.
Megatron’s Minions put up more points than their season scoring average (137.92) while Bills Mafia fell short of theirs (155.81).
Megatron’s Minions recorded more points than their projected total, while Bills Mafia fell shy of their projection.
The matchup's 13.23-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
In comeback games this season, Megatron’s Minions moves to (2-0), while Bills Mafia falls to (0-2).
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow put up 19.14 points, the fifth-highest score for a quarterback this week.

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