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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
VIKES
8-1 104.1
129.1
 
VS
proj
First to Worst
83.1 1-8
104.98

VIKES find way to beat First to Worst 104.1-83.1

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but VIKES did enough to take down First to Worst, emerging victorious with a 104.1-83.1 victory. VIKES never trailed in this one after taking a 1.4-point lead on Thursday behind Miles Sanders (15.3 points). Allen Lazard (16.7 points) and Dameon Pierce (13.9) led the way for First to Worst in the loss. VIKES (8-1) will look to rack up another W against Tee Hee Hee Higgins, while First to Worst (1-8) will face off against Hollick Kenyon Bills in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  VIKES   First to Worst

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders ran for 93 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles beat the Texans 29-17. In doing so, he put up 15.3 points to scored 25.7% higher than his 12.17-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on VIKES this week. Next week, Sanders will play the Commanders.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

VIKES
Points
% of total points 104.1
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.8
17.54
21.9%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
20.4
23.75
19.6%
3
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
12.17
14.7%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
12.6
15.82
12.1%
First to Worst
Points
% of total points 83.1
1
Allen Lazard
WR
16.7
10.63
20.1%
2
Dameon Pierce
RB
13.9
13.66
16.7%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
12.9
17.12
15.5%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
12.2
11.53
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was VIKES who claimed the lead, 79.6-57.0. Kirk Cousins had a 47-yard pass for VIKES, while Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch. Allen Lazard made the highlight reel for First to Worst with a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 69-yard touchdown catch for VIKES to contribute to a 102.4-69.2 lead for the team.
Monday
Andy Dalton had a 41-yard touchdown pass for First to Worst.

Points By Position

  VIKES   First to Worst

What If

VIKES would have beaten four other teams besides First to Worst this week.
First to Worst would have lost to nine other teams besides VIKES this week.
If they played First to Worst every week, VIKES would be 8-1 this season.
Last week, VIKES would have gotten the win over First to Worst 136.58-90.24.
VIKES would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as First to Worst.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as VIKES, First to Worst would be 4-4.
If VIKES had played every team in the league each week, they would be 67-32.
If they played every team every week, First to Worst would be 25-74.

Coach Talk

VIKES
Listen VIKES, the good news is that we won this matchup by 21 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even better than this, as our scoring average through eight weeks was 123.4. So while we're happy to have earned this victory, let's "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
First to Worst
Unless First to Worst wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting enough opportunities" can't be an excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) combined to see a grand total of 19 targets in Week 9. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group managed only 11 receptions.