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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Cosby’s sleepers
7-2 146.94
130.5
 
VS
proj
landon's Choice Team
110.2 1-8
91.5

Cosby’s sleepers knock off landon's Choice Team for fifth straight win in 146.94-110.20 landslide

Cosby’s sleepers extended their win streak to five games with a dominant win over landon's Choice Team, cruising to a 146.94-110.20 victory. It was the eighth straight loss for landon's Choice Team. Cosby’s sleepers got out to an early 10.00-point lead on Thursday. landon's Choice Team came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Joe Mixon (53.1 points) and Kirk Cousins (18.4). Not to be deterred, Cosby’s sleepers got it going later that night, as Patrick Mahomes (35.14 points) and Travis Kelce (15.6) put them back ahead for good. Cosby’s sleepers (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against McAfrican American, while landon's Choice Team (1-8) match up against Carson’s Team in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Cosby’s sleepers   landon's Choice Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes passed for 446 yards , ran for 63 yards and scored 2 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Titans 20-17. In doing so, he put up 35.14 points to scored 39.7% higher than his 25.16-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Cosby’s sleepers this week. Next week, Mahomes will face the Jaguars.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Cosby’s sleepers
Points
% of total points 146.94
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.14
25.16
23.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
31.6
14.68
21.5%
3
Kenneth Walker III
RB
26.4
13.26
18%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
15.6
16.38
10.6%
landon's Choice Team
Points
% of total points 110.2
1
Joe Mixon
RB
53.1
15.18
48.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.4
21.49
16.7%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
8.2
9.47
7.4%
4
The Tennessee Titans defense
DEF
8
6
7.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, landon's Choice Team boasted a 95.20-48.10 lead. For Cosby’s sleepers, Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 25-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for landon's Choice Team with a 47-yard pass.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Hopkins had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Cosby’s sleepers, who trailed 102.20-86.10 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Cosby’s sleepers   landon's Choice Team

What If

Cosby’s sleepers would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
landon's Choice Team would have lost to just one other team besides Cosby’s sleepers this week.
Cosby’s sleepers would be 9-0 if they played landon's Choice Team every week.
Had they played each other last week, Cosby’s sleepers would have beaten landon's Choice Team 122.34-72.7.
Cosby’s sleepers would be 8-0 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as landon's Choice Team.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cosby’s sleepers, landon's Choice Team would be 0-8.
If Cosby’s sleepers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 82-17.
If they played every team every week, landon's Choice Team would be 27-72.

Next Week Preview

landon's Choice Team
Week 10 will feature the league's two lowest-scoring teams, as landon's Choice Team (1-8) will go head-to-head against Carson’s Team (5-4). landon's Choice Team might have to shuffle the deck a bit with Joe Mixon, Damien Harris, and J.K. Dobbins out on bye next week. Carson’s Team will be without Garrett Wilson.
Cosby’s sleepers
Cosby’s sleepers (7-2) take on McAfrican American (2-7) in Week 10. Cosby’s sleepers might have to shuffle their lineup a bit with Kenyan Drake out on bye next week. McAfrican American won't have the New England Patriots defense, Tee Higgins, or Jakobi Meyers. Over the last three weeks, Cosby’s sleepers have scored 143.27 points per game, while McAfrican American have averaged just 113.57 per contest.