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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
hunter's Swell Team
4-5 97.92
97.75
 
VS
proj
My ball zach ertz
91.1 4-5
84.02

Back-and-forth battle ends with hunter's Swell Team coming back to defeat My ball zach ertz, 97.92-91.10

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, hunter's Swell Team earned a come-from-behind win over My ball zach ertz, rallying to earn a 97.92-91.10 victory. Despite trailing 91.10-79.40 heading into Monday night, hunter's Swell Team roared back behind Lamar Jackson (18.52 points). Derrick Henry (23.5 points) and Dallas Goedert (20) carried the flag for My ball zach ertz in the loss. hunter's Swell Team (4-5) will look to build on their success against The Hurts Locker, while My ball zach ertz (4-5) will try to get back on track against Kyle's Victorious Team.

Matchup Timeline

  hunter's Swell Team   My ball zach ertz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 9, Folk made all 4 of his FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 17 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fourth-highest percent increase of any K in the league this season. Next week, Folk will square off against the Jets.
Nick Folk

Top Player Comparison

hunter's Swell Team
Points
% of total points 97.92
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.52
22.26
18.9%
2
Nick Folk
K
17
8.49
17.4%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
15.2
10.55
15.5%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
13.8
9.61
14.1%
My ball zach ertz
Points
% of total points 91.1
1
Derrick Henry
RB
23.5
16.33
25.8%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.01
22%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
13.1
22.94
14.4%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
12.2
11.53
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch for hunter's Swell Team, who trailed 49.40-41.40 after the early games.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for My ball zach ertz to contribute to a 91.10-79.40 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for hunter's Swell Team during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  hunter's Swell Team   My ball zach ertz

Game Notes

Only four of the nine starting players on hunter's Swell Team scored more than their projected point totals.
My ball zach ertz had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
My ball zach ertz could have used points from Brandin Cooks and Gus Edwards, as both put up goose eggs.
Derrick Henry and Dallas Goedert both outscored Lamar Jackson, the leading scorer for hunter's Swell Team.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored more than its projected point total.
The matchup's 6.82-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with hunter's Swell Team. They got the win, but failed to cover the 13.73-point projected margin of victory.
hunter's Swell Team moves to (2-0) in comeback games this season, while My ball zach ertz falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Derrick Henry (23.5 points) posted the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

hunter's Swell Team
A big key to success in football is creating mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up My ball zach ertz at the wide receiver position (40.8 points to 16.5).
My ball zach ertz
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting backfield for My ball zach ertz combined to receive zero targets via the passing game this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 10!