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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
hunter's Notable Team
4-5 118.3
101.34
 
VS
proj
McAfrican American
95.7 2-7
111.44

hunter's Notable Team knock off McAfrican American in 118.3-95.7 rout

hunter's Notable Team exceeded their projected point total, cruising to a 118.3-95.7 victory over McAfrican American, who fell short of projections. McAfrican American pulled out to a 13.9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all hunter's Notable Team after that. They were led by Travis Etienne Jr., who racked up 126 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 25.6 points, and Tyreek Hill, who caught 7 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown (23.8 points). The New England Patriots defense (25 points) and Kyler Murray (21) carried the flag for McAfrican American in defeat. hunter's Notable Team (4-5) will look to earn another W against mason's Legit Team, while McAfrican American (2-7) take on Cosby’s sleepers in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  hunter's Notable Team   McAfrican American

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Etienne Jr. (109 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) scored 25.6 points in a 27-20 win over the Raiders in Week 9. His scoring output was 75.9% more than his 14.55-point projection and was much higher than his 13.21-point season scoring average. Etienne Jr. ranks #37 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Travis Etienne Jr.

Top Player Comparison

hunter's Notable Team
Points
% of total points 118.3
1
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
25.6
14.55
21.6%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
23.8
17.15
20.1%
3
Geno Smith
QB
22.8
18.65
19.3%
4
Ryan Succop
K
12
8.31
10.1%
McAfrican American
Points
% of total points 95.7
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
25
10.08
26.1%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
21
23.48
21.9%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
13.9
14.57
14.5%
4
Tee Higgins
WR
9.5
14.65
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which hunter's Notable Team boasted a 107.7-95.7 lead. Geno Smith had a 51-yard pass for hunter's Notable Team, while Ryan Succop had a 50-yard field goal. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for McAfrican American with a 22-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Isaiah Likely had a 24-yard touchdown catch for hunter's Notable Team on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  hunter's Notable Team   McAfrican American

StatSmack

hunter's Notable Team must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (118.3) than their season average (98.88).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" hunter's Notable Team (4-5) have a better record than McAfrican American (2-7).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. McAfrican American has left more points on the bench this season (532.96) than hunter's Notable Team (284.9).
Once hunter's Notable Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than McAfrican American (2 vs 0).
hunter's Notable Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than McAfrican American (1 vs 0).
hunter's Notable Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than McAfrican American (4 vs 2).
hunter's Notable Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than McAfrican American (33 vs 27).
By position, hunter's Notable Team have outscored McAfrican American at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for hunter's Notable Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for McAfrican American (1).
Don't worry McAfrican American, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

McAfrican American
The outlook doesn't exactly get much brighter for 11th-place McAfrican American, as they now have the privilege of matching up against first-place and red-hot Cosby’s sleepers in Week 10. McAfrican American might have to shuffle the deck some with the New England Patriots defense, Tee Higgins, and Jakobi Meyers out on bye next week. Cosby’s sleepers won't have Kenyan Drake.
hunter's Notable Team
hunter's Notable Team (4-5) will go up against mason's Legit Team (7-2) in Week 10. Each of these teams has players on bye next week, as Joe Burrow, the Baltimore Ravens defense, and Hayden Hurst are out for mason's Legit Team and Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews will take a seat for hunter's Notable Team. Over the last three weeks, hunter's Notable Team have put up 99.81 points per game, while mason's Legit Team have averaged 118.42 per contest.