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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Skin Thack
5-4 102.88
92.83
 
VS
proj
TBoB
89.76 4-5
101.24

Skin Thack top projections, defeat TBoB, 102.88-89.76

Skin Thack rose to the occasion, earning a 102.88-89.76 victory over TBoB, who fell short of projections. Skin Thack jumped out to a 22.64-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42.68 points from Tua Tagovailoa (302 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Joshua Palmer (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Kyler Murray (175 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 60 Rush Yds) and Christian Kirk (8 Rec, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for TBoB in the loss. Skin Thack (5-4) will look to keep it rolling against BEA$T MODE, while TBoB (4-5) attempt to get back in the win column against COWBOY KILLERS.

Matchup Timeline

  Skin Thack   TBoB

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 13 points and giving up 206 yards against the Rams, the Buccaneers defense put up 18.28 points this week. Their scoring output was 33.3% more than their 13.71-point projection and was higher than their 12.84-point season scoring average. The Buccaneers defense ranks #9 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Skin Thack
Points
% of total points 102.88
1
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
31.08
23.97
30.2%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
18.28
13.71
17.8%
3
Joshua Palmer
WR
11.6
8.1
11.3%
4
James Robinson
RB
11.3
4.6
11%
TBoB
Points
% of total points 89.76
1
Kyler Murray
QB
24
27.2
26.7%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
13.6
8.29
15.2%
3
Riley Patterson
K
11
6.48
12.3%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
10
7.28
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 22-yard touchdown pass for TBoB, who trailed 102.88-80.96 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Skin Thack   TBoB

What If

Skin Thack would have beaten four other teams besides TBoB this week.
TBoB would have lost to eight other teams besides Skin Thack this week.
If Skin Thack played TBoB every week this season, they'd be 5-4.
Last week, TBoB would have topped Skin Thack 113.78-111.26.
Skin Thack would be 3-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as TBoB.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Skin Thack, TBoB would be 4-4.
If Skin Thack had played every team in the league each week, they would be 43-56.
If they played every team every week, TBoB would be 37-62.

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