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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
craig's Official Team
6-1 97.52
110.04
 
VS
proj
patrick's First-Rate Team
76.12 2-5
85.92

craig's Official Team climb into top spot in 97.52-76.12 romp

craig's Official Team jumped into first place in Yahoo Public 1464551 with a dominant win over patrick's First-Rate Team, cruising to a 97.52-76.12 victory. patrick's First-Rate Team pulled out to a 12.22-point lead on Thursday, but it was all craig's Official Team after that. They were led by Trevor Lawrence (16.7 points) and Rhamondre Stevenson (14.5). Jalen Hurts (20.02 points) and Dallas Goedert (20) did their part for patrick's First-Rate Team in defeat. craig's Official Team (6-1) have now won five straight and will look to keep it rolling against jayland's Nifty Team. patrick's First-Rate Team (2-5) will take on J.D.'s Football Team in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  craig's Official Team   patrick's First-Rate Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 9 points, the Cardinals defense scored 60.4% more than their 5.61-point projection in a 31-21 loss to the Seahawks. They allowed 31 points, surrendered 421 yards, and intercepted a pass to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on craig's Official Team this week. Next week, the Cardinals will face the Rams.
The Arizona Cardinals defense

Top Player Comparison

craig's Official Team
Points
% of total points 97.52
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
16.7
17.83
17.1%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
14.5
12.41
14.9%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
13.9
14.57
14.3%
4
Dameon Pierce
RB
13.9
13.65
14.3%
patrick's First-Rate Team
Points
% of total points 76.12
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.02
25.64
26.3%
2
Dallas Goedert
TE
20
9.01
26.3%
3
Leonard Fournette
RB
8.5
12.12
11.2%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
8.1
10.9
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Stefon Diggs had a 42-yard catch for craig's Official Team to contribute to a 79.40-61.12 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  craig's Official Team   patrick's First-Rate Team

Game Notes

craig's Official Team got the W even though only three of their nine starters scored higher than their projected point totals.
patrick's First-Rate Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
patrick's First-Rate Team could have used points from Breece Hall and Jonathan Taylor, as both put up goose eggs.
Jalen Hurts and Dallas Goedert both outscored Trevor Lawrence, the leading scorer for craig's Official Team.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 21.4-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with craig's Official Team. They got the win, but did not cover the 24.12-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, craig's Official Team moves to (3-0), while patrick's First-Rate Team falls to (1-2).
In a losing effort, Jalen Hurts recorded 20.02 points, the third-highest score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

craig's Official Team
Next week will feature two teams heading in different directions, as craig's Official Team (6-1) enter Week 10 on a five-game winning streak, while their opposition (jayland's Nifty Team, 2-5), have recorded four consecutive losses. Each team has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 10, as the Baltimore Ravens defense, Mark Andrews, J.K. Dobbins, and Rashod Bateman are off for jayland's Nifty Team and Rhamondre Stevenson, Devin Duvernay, and Ja'Marr Chase will sit for craig's Official Team. Over the last three weeks, craig's Official Team have scored 104.35 points per game, while jayland's Nifty Team have averaged only 52.97 per contest.
patrick's First-Rate Team
Coming up next week, patrick's First-Rate Team (2-5, seventh-place) will try to get back on track against J.D.'s Football Team (4-3, fifth-place). patrick's First-Rate Team might have to shuffle the deck a bit with the New England Patriots defense, Evan McPherson, Damien Harris, and Breece Hall out on bye next week. Seven weeks into the season, patrick's First-Rate Team have tallied the sixth-most points in the league while J.D.'s Football Team (93.71 PPG) are ranked seventh.