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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Lo-Ki Winners
8-1 114.72
115.64
 
VS
proj
GI Joe & Kyle
105.92 5-4
111.68

Back-and-forth battle ends with Lo-Ki Winners coming back to beat GI Joe & Kyle, 114.72-105.92

What a whirlwind! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Lo-Ki Winners extended their win streak to eight games with a come-from-behind win over GI Joe & Kyle, staging a comeback to earn a 114.72-105.92 victory. After trailing 98.22-96.20 heading into Monday night, Lo-Ki Winners came storming back behind Lamar Jackson, who passed for 133 yards and a touchdown and ran for 82 yards for 18.52 points. Cooper Kupp (8 Rec, 127 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jalen Hurts (243 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 23 Rush Yds) were the leaders for GI Joe & Kyle in defeat. Lo-Ki Winners (8-1) have now won eight straight matchups and will look to rack up another win against Dr Strange. GI Joe & Kyle (5-4) try to get back on track against Thanos' Super Snappers.

Matchup Timeline

  Lo-Ki Winners   GI Joe & Kyle

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 17 points, surrendering 317 yards, and intercepting 2 passes against the Bills, the Jets defense tallied 12.5 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 4.54-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. The Jets defense ranks #5 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
The New York Jets defense

Top Player Comparison

Lo-Ki Winners
Points
% of total points 114.72
1
Dallas Goedert
TE
22
9.01
19.2%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
20.6
17.41
18%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
18.52
22.26
16.1%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
12.5
4.54
10.9%
GI Joe & Kyle
Points
% of total points 105.92
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.8
17.54
23.4%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
22.02
26.35
20.8%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
17
13.7
16%
4
Tyler Allgeier
RB
12.8
6.54
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which Lo-Ki Winners emerged with an 89.00-68.92 lead. For Lo-Ki Winners, Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch. Tyler Allgeier made the highlight reel for GI Joe & Kyle with a 44-yard run.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 69-yard touchdown catch for GI Joe & Kyle, contributing to a 98.22-96.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Lo-Ki Winners on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Lo-Ki Winners   GI Joe & Kyle

Game Notes

Lo-Ki Winners won despite the fact that only three of their nine starters exceeded their projected point totals.
GI Joe & Kyle had only four of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
The two highest scorers for GI Joe & Kyle (Cooper Kupp and Jalen Hurts) scored more points than Dallas Goedert, the leading scorer for Lo-Ki Winners.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Each team scored below its projected point total.
The matchup's 8.8-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Lo-Ki Winners win, but they also easily covered the 3.96-point predicted margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Lo-Ki Winners moves to (2-0), while GI Joe & Kyle falls to (1-1).
For GI Joe & Kyle, Cooper Kupp scored 24.8 points, the third-highest score for a wideout this week.

Coach Talk

Lo-Ki Winners
Listen Lo-Ki Winners, we're "glass half full" kind of coaches. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring output has slipped lately, we'll choose to take the high road. Averaging 131.7 points through Week 8, our crew has shown it's certainly capable of outperforming the 114.72 we needed to win this past week!
GI Joe & Kyle
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting backfield for GI Joe & Kyle collectively logged four receptions on just five targets this past week. Tell those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 10!