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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Muczaczos
7-2 132.82
118.43
 
VS
proj
Wayward Lion
113.1 4-5
111.37

Muczaczos brush off projections, earn win over Wayward Lion, 132.82-113.10

Muczaczos beat expectations, coming out on top with a 132.82-113.10 victory over Wayward Lion. Muczaczos never trailed in this one after taking a 3.20-point lead on Thursday behind DeVonta Smith. Derrick Henry (115 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Tom Brady (280 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) carried the flag for Wayward Lion in the loss. Muczaczos (7-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Tomasz Dzida's Quality Team, while Wayward Lion (4-5) attempt to right the ship against Panguars Olesnica.

Matchup Timeline

  Muczaczos   Wayward Lion

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 178 yards , passing for 123 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Fields registered 50.72 points this week. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 16.83-point projection and was much higher than his 20.49-point season scoring average. Fields ranks #7 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Justin Fields

Top Player Comparison

Muczaczos
Points
% of total points 132.82
1
Justin Fields
QB
50.72
16.83
38.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.6
17.34
15.5%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
16.7
10.63
12.6%
4
Ryan Succop
K
11
7.06
8.3%
Wayward Lion
Points
% of total points 113.1
1
Derrick Henry
RB
26.5
16.23
23.4%
2
Tom Brady
QB
15.2
16.84
13.4%
3
Matthew Judon
LB
14
5.32
12.4%
4
Nick Folk
K
13
7.26
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch for Muczaczos, while Justin Fields had a 61-yard touchdown run, helping Muczaczos to a 102.72-59.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Ryan Succop had a 50-yard field goal for Muczaczos to contribute to a 124.12-86.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for Wayward Lion, who trailed 124.12-113.10 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Muczaczos   Wayward Lion

Game Notes

Only five of the 12 starters on Muczaczos scored higher than their point projections.
Wayward Lion had only five of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Wayward Lion can partially blame the loss on Brock Wright, who didn't score any points.
Muczaczos put up more points than their season scoring average (120.22) while Wayward Lion fell short of theirs (122.43).
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 19.72-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Muczaczos get the W, but they also easily covered the 7.06-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Derrick Henry (26.5 points) registered the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Muczaczos
A big key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid performance from Justin Fields, we tripled Wayward Lion at the quarterback position this past week (50.72 points to 15.2). Fields went 17-for-28 for 123 yards and three TDs (plus no INTs) in a 35-32 loss to the Dolphins.
Wayward Lion
Producing three receptions on only four targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Wayward Lion should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the cold shoulder.