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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Take Me Tua Title
6-3 127.28
117.18
 
VS
proj
The Jimmy Gs
115.1 5-4
126.06

Despite top scorer the Patriots defense, The Jimmy Gs fall to Take Me Tua Title, 127.28-115.10

The Jimmy Gs had the top scorer in the matchup with DEF the New England Patriots defense posting 26 points, the ninth-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Take Me Tua Title, who emerged victorious with a 127.28-115.10 win. Take Me Tua Title grabbed an early 11.40-point lead on Thursday. The Jimmy Gs bounced back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by the New England Patriots defense (26 points) and Kirk Cousins (17.4). Unphased, Take Me Tua Title pulled it together later that afternoon, as Ryan Succop (11.8 points) and Leonard Fournette (11) put them back on top once and for all. Take Me Tua Title (6-3) will look to get another win against THE_TREAL_TREY_AREA, while The Jimmy Gs (5-4) will try to get back in the win column against Trey Area’s Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Take Me Tua Title   The Jimmy Gs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 17.33 points, Henry scored 35.6% more than that amount by scoring 23.5 points as the Titans lost to the Chiefs 20-17. He ran for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Take Me Tua Title this week. In Week 10, Henry and the Titans will square off against the Broncos.
Derrick Henry

Top Player Comparison

Take Me Tua Title
Points
% of total points 127.28
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
24.08
18.86
18.9%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
23.5
17.33
18.5%
3
Joshua Palmer
WR
18.6
12.58
14.6%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
13.9
15.25
10.9%
The Jimmy Gs
Points
% of total points 115.1
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26
8.5
22.6%
2
Travis Kelce
TE
20.6
19.74
17.9%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.4
19.96
15.1%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.3
20.82
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass for The Jimmy Gs, while Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch to contribute to an 80.90-75.58 lead for The Jimmy Gs.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was Take Me Tua Title who took the lead, 103.78-94.50. For Take Me Tua Title, Ryan Succop had a 50-yard field goal. DeAndre Hopkins made the highlight reel for The Jimmy Gs with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Derrick Henry had a 56-yard run for Take Me Tua Title, helping the team to a 127.28-115.10 lead.

Points By Position

  Take Me Tua Title   The Jimmy Gs

What If

Take Me Tua Title would have beaten 11 other teams besides The Jimmy Gs this week.
The Jimmy Gs would have lost to just three other teams besides Take Me Tua Title this week.
If they played The Jimmy Gs every week, Take Me Tua Title would be 5-4 this season.
Had they played each other last week, Take Me Tua Title would have defeated The Jimmy Gs 153.48-139.08.
Take Me Tua Title would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as The Jimmy Gs.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Take Me Tua Title, The Jimmy Gs would be 6-2.
If Take Me Tua Title had played every team in the league each week, they would be 63-54.
If they played every team every week, The Jimmy Gs would be 67-50.

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